Town Hall · Talbotton

Talbotton, GA town hall & government

Talbotton spent $513,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $612 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Talbotton's money goes

Spent
$513,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$612
typical Georgia cities: $1,674
Long-term debt
$125,000
$149 per resident
Administration & buildings
$291,00057%
Police
$209,00041%
Roads & transportation
$7,0001%
Interest on debt
$6,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 22%
  • Sales taxes 20%
  • From other local governments 18%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • From the state 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Talbotton

Full-time staff
6
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$45,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
5 full-time
Police
1 full-time3 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
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

Talbot County School District

Talbotton's K–12 school district, shared with Geneva, Junction City and Woodland. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$27,003
Georgia: $15,800
Students
390
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 44%
  • State 30%
  • Federal 26%

Of the $27,003 per pupil, $13,321 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 Talbotton pay

Typical tax bill
$2,368
a year · Georgia typical $2,341

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 Talbotton's government

Town hall & decisions in Talbotton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Talbotton

Talbotton is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representative Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of Talbotton'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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