Town Hall · Winder

Winder, GA town hall & government

Winder spent $61.3 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $3,161 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Winder's money goes

Spent
$61.3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$3,161
typical Georgia cities: $2,700
Long-term debt
$18.8 million
$967 per resident
Water & other utilities
$27.8 million45%
Sewer & trash
$8.9 million15%
Administration & buildings
$6.2 million10%
Police
$4.6 million8%
Fire
$4.6 million7%
Roads & transportation
$4.5 million7%
Interest on debt
$587,0001%
Parks & libraries
$346,0001%
Paid to other governments
$337,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$332,0001%
Other
$3.1 million5%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 35%
  • Utility sales 33%
  • From other local governments 10%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From the state <1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Winder

Full-time staff
152
41 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$55,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
29
and 38 full-time firefighters
Fire
39 full-time4 part
Police
36 full-time
Water & other utilities
25 full-time
Administration & buildings
10 full-time14 part
Roads & transportation
17 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Other
19 full-time23 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

Barrow County School District

Winder's K–12 school district, shared with Bethlehem, Carl, Statham and Auburn. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,509
Georgia: $15,800
Students
15,277
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$127.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 42%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $14,509 per pupil, $8,868 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 Winder pay

Typical tax bill
$2,372
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
0.82%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$288,500
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 Winder's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofwinder.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Winder →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Winder

Winder is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representative Mike Collins. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of Winder'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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