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Verona, MS town hall & government

Verona spent $2.4 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $750 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Verona's money goes

Spent
$2.4 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$750
typical Mississippi cities: $1,480
Long-term debt
$43,000
$13 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.1 million44%
Police
$596,00025%
Administration & buildings
$239,00010%
Fire
$154,0006%
Sewer & trash
$97,0004%
Roads & transportation
$93,0004%
Parks & libraries
$25,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$20,0001%
Interest on debt
$6,000<1%
Other
$119,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 28%
  • Property taxes 23%
  • Fees & charges 22%
  • Utility sales 21%
  • Sales taxes 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Verona

Full-time staff
14
23 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$34,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
and 1 full-time firefighter
Police
7 full-time3 part
Fire
1 full-time9 part
Water & other utilities
5 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time6 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time4 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

Lee County School District

Verona's K–12 school district, shared with Shannon, Guntown, Plantersville and Saltillo. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,326
Mississippi: $12,392
Students
6,296
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$31.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 32%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $11,326 per pupil, $7,146 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 Verona pay

Typical tax bill
$589
a year · Mississippi typical $1,215
Effective rate
0.50%
of home value · Mississippi 0.72%
Typical home value
$118,300
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.

Local

Contact Verona's government

Town hall & decisions in Verona →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Verona

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

All of Verona'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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