Town Hall · Baileyton

Baileyton, TN town hall & government

Baileyton spent $881,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,932 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Baileyton's money goes

Spent
$881,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,932
typical Tennessee cities: $1,273
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Sewer & trash
$315,00036%
Administration & buildings
$280,00032%
Police
$270,00031%
Paid to other governments
$2,000<1%
Roads & transportation
$1,000<1%
Parks & libraries
$1,000<1%
Other
$12,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 40%
  • Sales taxes 39%
  • From the state 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Baileyton

Full-time staff
8
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$45,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time6 part
Police
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Other
0 full-time2 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

Greene County School District

Baileyton's K–12 school district, shared with Mosheim and Tusculum. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,361
Tennessee: $13,059
Students
6,121
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$21.8 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Tennessee districts overall: 40% local, 44% state, 16% federal

  • Local 29%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 19%

Of the $11,361 per pupil, $7,025 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 Baileyton pay

Typical tax bill
$704
a year · Tennessee typical $1,442
Effective rate
0.43%
of home value · Tennessee 0.50%
Typical home value
$164,300
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 Baileyton's government

Town hall & decisions in Baileyton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Baileyton

Baileyton is represented in Congress by Senators Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty and Representative Diana Harshbarger. Bill Lee is governor.

All of Baileyton'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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