Town Hall · Farmington

Farmington, MS town hall & government

Farmington spent $442,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $205 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Farmington's money goes

Spent
$442,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$205
typical Mississippi cities: $1,480
Long-term debt
$1.8 million
$856 per resident
Administration & buildings
$105,00024%
Paid to other governments
$95,00021%
Police
$89,00020%
Sewer & trash
$80,00018%
Interest on debt
$66,00015%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$7,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 43%
  • Property taxes 38%
  • From the state 16%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Sales taxes 1%

Farmington didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Farmington

Full-time staff
11
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$19,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
8 full-time
Police
3 full-time5 part
Parks & libraries
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

Alcorn School District

Farmington's K–12 school district, shared with Glen, Kossuth and Rienzi. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,291
Mississippi: $12,392
Students
3,198
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 27%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 19%

Of the $11,291 per pupil, $7,163 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 Farmington pay

Typical tax bill
$1,014
a year · Mississippi typical $1,215
Effective rate
0.78%
of home value · Mississippi 0.72%
Typical home value
$129,900
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 Farmington's government

Town hall & decisions in Farmington →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Farmington

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

All of Farmington'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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