Meigs, GA town hall & government
Meigs spent $961,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $934 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Meigs's government.
Where Meigs's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From other local governments 29%
- Fees & charges 22%
- Property taxes 11%
- Sales taxes 11%
- From the federal government 8%
- From the state 8%
- Utility sales 8%
- Interest, fines & other 3%
- Other taxes & licenses <1%
Who works for Meigs
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Thomas County School District
Meigs's K–12 school district, shared with Boston, Coolidge, Ochlocknee, Pavo and Barwick. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Georgia districts overall: 49% local, 39% state, 12% federal
- Local 29%
- State 58%
- Federal 13%
Of the $15,529 per pupil, $9,296 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.
Also serving Meigs: Mitchell County School District ($21,477 per pupil).
Which schools Meigs kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Meigs pay
The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.
Contact Meigs's government
Who represents Meigs
Meigs is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representative Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.. Brian Kemp is governor.
Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.