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Inverness, MS town hall & government

Inverness spent $625,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $734 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Inverness's money goes

Spent
$625,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$734
typical Mississippi cities: $1,480
Long-term debt
$130,000
$153 per resident
Police
$177,00028%
Administration & buildings
$112,00018%
Water & other utilities
$108,00017%
Sewer & trash
$90,00014%
Roads & transportation
$31,0005%
Fire
$23,0004%
Parks & libraries
$18,0003%
Interest on debt
$6,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2,000<1%
Other
$58,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 40%
  • Utility sales 17%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • From the federal government 14%
  • From the state 7%
  • Sales taxes 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Inverness

Full-time staff
9
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$47,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
3 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
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

Sunflower County Consolidated School District

Inverness's K–12 school district, shared with Doddsville, Drew, Indianola, Moorhead, Ruleville and Sunflower. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,099
Mississippi: $12,392
Students
2,863
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$29.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 27%
  • State 30%
  • Federal 44%

Of the $14,099 per pupil, $6,828 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 Inverness pay

Typical tax bill
$1,167
a year · Mississippi typical $1,215
Effective rate
0.82%
of home value · Mississippi 0.72%
Typical home value
$142,700
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 Inverness's government

Town hall & decisions in Inverness →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Inverness

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

All of Inverness'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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