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How Newborn is run

Newborn spent $385,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $487 per resident.

Town website
City budget
$385,000
spent, year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$487
Below typical Georgia cities ($1,674)
Long-term debt
$286,000
$362 per resident
City staff
5
full-time · 6 part-time
Typical tax bill
$1,764
a year · GA $2,341

What stands out about how Newborn is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Your share of the budget

About $487 per resident a year, or $1.33 a day

The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 75% of spending.

Where the money comes from
From other local governments 35%From the federal government 17%Utility sales 13%Sales taxes 12%Fees & charges 9%Property taxes 8%Interest, fines & other 4%From the state 2%Other taxes & licenses <1%
Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,764 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.76% of the home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Georgia$2,341
Newborn$1,764
$1,764
typical bill a year
0.76%
effective rate
$233,300
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Newborn’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

The school district

Newton County School District

Newborn’s K–12 school district, shared with Covington, Mansfield, Oxford, Porterdale. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Newborn →
$14,957
per pupil · GA $15,800
18,886
students
$59.7 million
long-term debt

Of the $14,957 per pupil, $8,597 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 40%State 45%Federal 15%

Georgia districts overall: 49% local, 39% state, 12% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Newborn

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Newborn yet. Neighbors can add them.

Who works for Newborn

One full-time town employee for every 158 residents

On the payroll in March 2022.

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings1 + 6 pt
Roads & transportation2
Water & other utilities2
5
full-time
6
part-time
$37,100
average full-time pay, before benefits

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Who represents Newborn

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Newborn.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Georgia HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Georgia SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Georgia

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Newborn’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →
Official websitenewbornga.com ↗

Questions about how Newborn is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Does Newborn get good value for its tax dollars?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Ask neighbors

Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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