Town Hall · Corinth

Corinth, MS town hall & government

Corinth spent $214.7 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $15,002 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Corinth's money goes

Spent
$214.7 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$15,002
typical Mississippi cities: $2,292
Long-term debt
$132.2 million
$9,237 per resident
Health & welfare
$167.2 million78%
Water & other utilities
$17.3 million8%
Police
$5 million2%
Roads & transportation
$4.8 million2%
Sewer & trash
$4.6 million2%
Interest on debt
$4 million2%
Administration & buildings
$2.4 million1%
Fire
$2.4 million1%
Paid to other governments
$363,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$178,000<1%
Parks & libraries
$159,000<1%
Other
$6.4 million3%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 80%
  • From the state 10%
  • Utility sales 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Property taxes 2%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Corinth

Full-time staff
1,347
445 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$45,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
33
and 41 full-time firefighters
Health & welfare
1,203 full-time440 part
Fire
44 full-time
Police
38 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
22 full-time
Administration & buildings
16 full-time
Roads & transportation
15 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
7 full-time
Other
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Corinth didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Corinth School District

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

Spending per pupil
$10,903
Mississippi: $12,392
Students
2,452
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$16.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 23%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 33%

Of the $10,903 per pupil, $7,002 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 Corinth pay

Typical tax bill
$1,204
a year · Mississippi typical $1,215
Effective rate
0.68%
of home value · Mississippi 0.72%
Typical home value
$177,100
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 Corinth's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofcorinthms.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Corinth →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Corinth

Corinth is represented in Congress by Senators Roger F. Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith and Representative Trent Kelly. Tate Reeves is governor.

All of Corinth'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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