Town Hall · Perry

Perry, GA town hall & government

Perry spent $82.2 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $3,493 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Perry's money goes

Spent
$82.2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$3,493
typical Georgia cities: $2,700
Long-term debt
$119.6 million
$5,081 per resident
Sewer & trash
$18.1 million22%
Water & other utilities
$12.8 million16%
Paid to other governments
$11.5 million14%
Fire
$8.4 million10%
Police
$7.8 million9%
Administration & buildings
$5.9 million7%
Roads & transportation
$5.4 million7%
Interest on debt
$2.9 million4%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2.5 million3%
Parks & libraries
$2.3 million3%
Housing & development
$680,0001%
Health & welfare
$229,000<1%
Other
$3.6 million4%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 39%
  • Property taxes 23%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • Sales taxes 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • From the state 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From the federal government 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Perry

Full-time staff
206
19 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$72,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
48
and 38 full-time firefighters
Police
58 full-time6 part
Fire
45 full-time
Administration & buildings
22 full-time7 part
Sewer & trash
23 full-time
Housing & development
14 full-time
Roads & transportation
13 full-time
Parks & libraries
7 full-time4 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
4 full-time2 part
Other
20 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Houston County School District

Perry's K–12 school district, shared with Centerville and Warner Robins. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,457
Georgia: $15,800
Students
30,826
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$24.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 36%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $14,457 per pupil, $8,861 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 Perry: Peach County School District ($14,149 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Perry pay

Typical tax bill
$2,212
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
0.98%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$225,300
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.

Local

Contact Perry's government

🏛️ Official websiteperry-ga.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Perry →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Perry

Perry is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representatives Austin Scott and Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of Perry'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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