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Eupora, MS town hall & government

Eupora spent $1.3 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $644 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Eupora's money goes

Spent
$1.3 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$644
typical Mississippi cities: $1,480
Long-term debt
$1.1 million
$533 per resident
Water & other utilities
$461,00036%
Administration & buildings
$330,00026%
Sewer & trash
$221,00017%
Police
$94,0007%
Fire
$74,0006%
Interest on debt
$20,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$12,0001%
Parks & libraries
$6,000<1%
Roads & transportation
$4,000<1%
Other
$65,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 30%
  • Utility sales 24%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • Property taxes 15%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Eupora

Full-time staff
19
28 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$31,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
7 full-time3 part
Fire
0 full-time15 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time8 part
Water & other utilities
4 full-time
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Webster County School District

Eupora's K–12 school district, shared with Mantee, Walthall, Mathiston and Maben. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,054
Mississippi: $12,392
Students
1,750
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 24%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $11,054 per pupil, $7,083 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 Eupora pay

Typical tax bill
$904
a year · Mississippi typical $1,215
Effective rate
0.88%
of home value · Mississippi 0.72%
Typical home value
$103,100
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Eupora's government

Town hall & decisions in Eupora →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Eupora

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

All of Eupora'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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