Town Hall · Bude

Bude, MS town hall & government

Bude spent $586,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $594 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bude's money goes

Spent
$586,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$594
typical Mississippi cities: $1,480
Long-term debt
$151,000
$153 per resident
Administration & buildings
$234,00040%
Water & other utilities
$226,00039%
Police
$101,00017%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$12,0002%
Sewer & trash
$9,0002%
Fire
$4,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 33%
  • Utility sales 30%
  • Property taxes 14%
  • From the federal government 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Fees & charges <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Bude

Full-time staff
4
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$40,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
2 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time3 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time3 part
Police
1 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

Franklin County School District

Bude's K–12 school district, shared with Meadville and Roxie. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,968
Mississippi: $12,392
Students
1,224
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.1 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Mississippi districts overall: 33% local, 45% state, 23% federal

  • Local 24%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 22%

Of the $12,968 per pupil, $7,545 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 Bude pay

Typical tax bill
$605
a year · Mississippi typical $1,215
Effective rate
0.74%
of home value · Mississippi 0.72%
Typical home value
$81,900
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 Bude's government

Town hall & decisions in Bude →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bude

Bude is represented in Congress by Senators Roger F. Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith and Representative Bennie G. Thompson. Tate Reeves is governor.

All of Bude'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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