Town Hall · Toccoa

Toccoa, GA town hall & government

Toccoa spent $30.9 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $3,724 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Toccoa's money goes

Spent
$30.9 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$3,724
typical Georgia cities: $1,674
Long-term debt
$9 million
$1,079 per resident
Water & other utilities
$16.9 million55%
Police
$2.7 million9%
Administration & buildings
$2.3 million7%
Fire
$2.2 million7%
Sewer & trash
$2.2 million7%
Roads & transportation
$1.6 million5%
Parks & libraries
$419,0001%
Interest on debt
$299,0001%
Paid to other governments
$260,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$225,0001%
Other
$1.7 million6%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 57%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • From other local governments 10%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From the state 1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Toccoa

Full-time staff
125
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$40,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
30
and 27 full-time firefighters
Water & other utilities
43 full-time
Police
30 full-time
Fire
27 full-time
Administration & buildings
14 full-time
Health & welfare
6 full-time
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 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

Stephens County School District

Toccoa's K–12 school district, shared with Avalon and Martin. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,874
Georgia: $15,800
Students
3,853
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$10.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 35%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $14,874 per pupil, $8,564 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 Toccoa pay

Typical tax bill
$1,288
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
0.72%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$178,100
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 Toccoa's government

🏛️ Official websitecityoftoccoa.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Toccoa →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Toccoa

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

All of Toccoa'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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