Town Hall · Milner

Milner, GA town hall & government

Milner spent $911,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,421 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Milner's government.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Milner's money goes

Spent
$911,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,421
typical Georgia cities: $1,674
Long-term debt
$1.7 million
$2,629 per resident
Police
$333,00037%
Water & other utilities
$267,00029%
Sewer & trash
$183,00020%
Administration & buildings
$83,0009%
Roads & transportation
$35,0004%
Fire
$10,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 24%
  • Utility sales 23%
  • Interest, fines & other 19%
  • From other local governments 13%
  • Property taxes 12%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • Sales taxes 4%

Milner didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Milner

Full-time staff
4
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$53,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
2 full-time10 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Lamar County School District

Milner's K–12 school district, shared with Aldora and Barnesville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,205
Georgia: $15,800
Students
2,897
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$24 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Georgia districts overall: 49% local, 39% state, 12% federal

  • Local 42%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $12,205 per pupil, $7,611 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Milner pay

Typical tax bill
$2,257
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
0.94%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$240,900
owner-occupied

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.

Local

Contact Milner's government

Town hall & decisions in Milner →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Milner

Milner is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representative Brian Jack. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of Milner's representatives, with contacts →

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.

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