Town Hall · Mount Airy

Mount Airy, GA town hall & government

Mount Airy spent $393,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $307 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Mount Airy's money goes

Spent
$393,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$307
typical Georgia cities: $1,674
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$162,00041%
Roads & transportation
$138,00035%
Police
$63,00016%
Parks & libraries
$30,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 23%
  • From other local governments 21%
  • Sales taxes 16%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • Utility sales 14%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
Town workforce

Who works for Mount Airy

Full-time staff
5
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$32,200
a year, before benefits
Police
2 full-time8 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Habersham County School District

Mount Airy's K–12 school district, shared with Clarkesville, Cornelia, Demorest, Baldwin, Tallulah Falls and Alto. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,768
Georgia: $15,800
Students
7,177
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 39%
  • State 50%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $15,768 per pupil, $9,614 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 Mount Airy pay

Typical tax bill
$1,366
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
0.60%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$227,500
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 Mount Airy's government

Town hall & decisions in Mount Airy →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mount Airy

Mount Airy is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representative Andrew S. Clyde. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of Mount Airy'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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