Town Hall · Tiger

Tiger, GA town hall & government

Tiger spent $186,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $445 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Tiger's money goes

Spent
$186,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$445
typical Georgia cities: $1,674
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$73,00039%
Sewer & trash
$56,00030%
Administration & buildings
$28,00015%
Roads & transportation
$16,0009%
Interest on debt
$10,0005%
Other
$3,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 53%
  • Property taxes 39%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Tiger

Full-time staff
0
10 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time10 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Tiger didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Rabun County School District

Tiger's K–12 school district, shared with Clayton, Dillard, Mountain City, Sky Valley and Tallulah Falls. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,206
Georgia: $15,800
Students
2,311
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$19.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 66%
  • State 24%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $18,206 per pupil, $10,630 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 Tiger pay

Typical tax bill
$958
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
0.38%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$250,000
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 Tiger's government

Town hall & decisions in Tiger →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Tiger

Tiger is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representative Andrew S. Clyde. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of Tiger'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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