Town Hall · Trion

Trion, GA town hall & government

Trion spent $13.4 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $6,851 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Trion's money goes

Spent
$13.4 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$6,851
typical Georgia cities: $2,069
Long-term debt
$9.4 million
$4,796 per resident
Water & other utilities
$5.6 million42%
Sewer & trash
$4.6 million34%
Roads & transportation
$847,0006%
Parks & libraries
$766,0006%
Police
$748,0006%
Administration & buildings
$445,0003%
Interest on debt
$329,0002%
Fire
$99,0001%
Other
$36,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 42%
  • Fees & charges 33%
  • From other local governments 11%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From the state <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Trion

Full-time staff
47
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$42,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
8
full-time, with power of arrest
Sewer & trash
19 full-time
Police
9 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
7 full-time
Administration & buildings
3 full-time6 part
Water & other utilities
6 full-time
Parks & libraries
3 full-time3 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Other
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

Trion City School District

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

Spending per pupil
$14,143
Georgia: $15,800
Students
1,313
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 20%
  • State 70%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $14,143 per pupil, $8,106 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 Trion pay

Typical tax bill
$1,003
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
0.79%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$127,700
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 Trion's government

Town hall & decisions in Trion →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Trion

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

All of Trion'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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