Town Hall · Easley

Easley, SC town hall & government

Easley spent $41.2 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,686 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Easley's money goes

Spent
$41.2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,686
typical South Carolina cities: $2,655
Long-term debt
$44.6 million
$1,823 per resident
Water & other utilities
$37.6 million91%
Sewer & trash
$3.2 million8%
Interest on debt
$478,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 59%
  • Sales taxes 13%
  • Fees & charges 10%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • From the state 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Easley

Full-time staff
264
45 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$62,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
66
and 36 full-time firefighters
Police
68 full-time
Parks & libraries
21 full-time35 part
Fire
36 full-time
Sewer & trash
26 full-time
Water & other utilities
25 full-time
Roads & transportation
21 full-time
Administration & buildings
13 full-time7 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
5 full-time3 part
Other
49 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

Pickens County School District

Easley's K–12 school district, shared with Central, Liberty, Norris, Pickens, Six Mile and Clemson. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,476
South Carolina: $15,090
Students
16,223
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$160.4 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from South Carolina districts overall: 45% local, 43% state, 13% federal

  • Local 39%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $12,476 per pupil, $7,214 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 Easley pay

Typical tax bill
$978
a year · South Carolina typical $1,251
Effective rate
0.37%
of home value · South Carolina 0.48%
Typical home value
$263,500
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 Easley's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofeasley.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Easley →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Easley

Easley is represented in Congress by Senators Tim Scott and Darline Graham and Representative Sheri Biggs. Henry McMaster is governor.

All of Easley'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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