Town Hall · Surrency

Surrency, GA town hall & government

Surrency spent $146,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $726 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Surrency's money goes

Spent
$146,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$726
typical Georgia cities: $1,674
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$81,00055%
Roads & transportation
$65,00045%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 51%
  • Sales taxes 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 14%
  • Utility sales 10%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Property taxes <1%

Surrency didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Surrency

Full-time staff
1
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$32,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
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

Appling County School District

Surrency's K–12 school district, shared with Baxley and Graham. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,777
Georgia: $15,800
Students
3,464
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 41%
  • State 42%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $15,777 per pupil, $9,686 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 Surrency pay

Typical tax bill
$489
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
0.68%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$72,400
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 Surrency's government

Town hall & decisions in Surrency →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Surrency

Surrency is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representative Earl L. "Buddy" Carter. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of Surrency'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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