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Plainville, GA town hall & government

Plainville spent $112,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $348 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Plainville's money goes

Spent
$112,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$348
typical Georgia cities: $1,674
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$76,00068%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$13,00012%
Sewer & trash
$10,0009%
Parks & libraries
$4,0004%
Fire
$2,0002%
Other
$7,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 37%
  • From other local governments 25%
  • Property taxes 23%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • From the state 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Plainville

Full-time staff
1
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$46,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time1 part
Fire
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

Gordon County School District

Plainville's K–12 school district, shared with Fairmount and Resaca. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,123
Georgia: $15,800
Students
6,292
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$19.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 36%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $14,123 per pupil, $8,145 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 Plainville pay

Typical tax bill
$893
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
0.55%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$162,900
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 Plainville's government

Town hall & decisions in Plainville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Plainville

Plainville is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representative Barry Loudermilk. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of Plainville'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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