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Mount Vernon, GA town hall & government

Mount Vernon spent $2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $858 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Mount Vernon's money goes

Spent
$2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$858
typical Georgia cities: $1,674
Long-term debt
$1.3 million
$560 per resident
Administration & buildings
$499,00025%
Sewer & trash
$497,00025%
Water & other utilities
$395,00020%
Police
$278,00014%
Roads & transportation
$147,0007%
Interest on debt
$62,0003%
Fire
$29,0001%
Health & welfare
$3,000<1%
Other
$108,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 31%
  • From other local governments 20%
  • From the federal government 18%
  • Sales taxes 14%
  • Utility sales 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From the state 2%
  • Property taxes 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Mount Vernon

Full-time staff
14
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$40,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
4 full-time
Police
3 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Health & welfare
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

Montgomery County School District

Mount Vernon's K–12 school district, shared with Ailey, Alston, Higgston, Tarrytown and Uvalda. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,019
Georgia: $15,800
Students
912
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 32%
  • State 51%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $18,019 per pupil, $9,252 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 Vernon pay

Typical tax bill
$605
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
0.87%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$69,800
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 Vernon's government

🏛️ Official websitemtvernonga.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Mount Vernon →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representative Rick W. Allen. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of Mount Vernon'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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