Town Hall · Greenville

Greenville, MS town hall & government

Greenville spent $61.9 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $2,211 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Greenville

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget

Where Greenville's money goes

Spent
$61.9 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,211
typical Mississippi cities: $2,292
Long-term debt
$37.1 million
$1,324 per resident
Sewer & trash
$17 million27%
Roads & transportation
$13.2 million21%
Police
$9.1 million15%
Water & other utilities
$8.4 million14%
Fire
$5.6 million9%
Administration & buildings
$4.6 million7%
Parks & libraries
$1.4 million2%
Interest on debt
$771,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$755,0001%
Health & welfare
$378,0001%
Other
$764,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 33%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • From the state 17%
  • Utility sales 9%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • From other local governments 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Greenville

Full-time staff
352
62 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$43,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
70
and 70 full-time firefighters
Police
97 full-time32 part
Fire
71 full-time
Roads & transportation
48 full-time6 part
Sewer & trash
36 full-time
Health & welfare
25 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
19 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
19 full-time
Parks & libraries
6 full-time19 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
11 full-time1 part
Housing & development
7 full-time
Other
13 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Greenville Public School District

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

Spending per pupil
$14,328
Mississippi: $12,392
Students
3,355
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 21%
  • State 37%
  • Federal 42%

Of the $14,328 per pupil, $7,668 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.

Also serving Greenville: Western Line School District ($13,702 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Greenville pay

Typical tax bill
$1,040
a year · Mississippi typical $1,215
Effective rate
1.00%
of home value · Mississippi 0.72%
Typical home value
$103,800
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 Greenville's government

🏛️ Official websitegreenville.ms.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Greenville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Greenville

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

All of Greenville'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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