Town Hall · Richton

Richton, MS town hall & government

Richton spent $992,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,000 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Richton's money goes

Spent
$992,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,000
typical Mississippi cities: $1,480
Long-term debt
$291,000
$293 per resident
Police
$276,00028%
Administration & buildings
$246,00025%
Water & other utilities
$157,00016%
Sewer & trash
$88,0009%
Parks & libraries
$81,0008%
Roads & transportation
$32,0003%
Fire
$13,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$11,0001%
Interest on debt
$2,000<1%
Other
$86,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 36%
  • From the federal government 22%
  • Property taxes 14%
  • Utility sales 12%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Sales taxes 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Richton

Full-time staff
6
25 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$45,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
1 full-time13 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time6 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time2 part
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

Richton School District

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

Spending per pupil
$11,271
Mississippi: $12,392
Students
583
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$327,000
at year end

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

  • Local 24%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $11,271 per pupil, $7,238 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 Richton pay

Typical tax bill
$562
a year · Mississippi typical $1,215
Effective rate
0.38%
of home value · Mississippi 0.72%
Typical home value
$149,300
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 Richton's government

Town hall & decisions in Richton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Richton

Richton is represented in Congress by Senators Roger F. Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith and Representative Mike Ezell. Tate Reeves is governor.

All of Richton'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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