Town Hall · Trenton

Trenton, GA town hall & government

Trenton spent $4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,851 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Trenton's money goes

Spent
$4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,851
typical Georgia cities: $1,674
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$831,00021%
Parks & libraries
$805,00020%
Roads & transportation
$634,00016%
Sewer & trash
$507,00013%
Administration & buildings
$466,00012%
Water & other utilities
$168,0004%
Fire
$142,0004%
Paid to other governments
$135,0003%
Health & welfare
$100,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$33,0001%
Other
$164,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 45%
  • Interest, fines & other 33%
  • Utility sales 16%
  • From the state 6%

Trenton 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 Trenton

Full-time staff
20
16 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$53,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
9 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 full-time6 part
Fire
0 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Other
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Dade County School District

Trenton's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,584
Georgia: $15,800
Students
2,043
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 43%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $13,584 per pupil, $8,421 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 Trenton pay

Typical tax bill
$1,413
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
0.85%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$166,000
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 Trenton's government

Town hall & decisions in Trenton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Trenton

Trenton is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representative Clay Fuller. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of Trenton'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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