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Baneberry, TN town hall & government

Baneberry spent $306,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $567 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Baneberry's money goes

Spent
$306,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$567
typical Tennessee cities: $1,273
Long-term debt
$196,000
$363 per resident
Administration & buildings
$100,00033%
Water & other utilities
$79,00026%
Roads & transportation
$40,00013%
Sewer & trash
$29,0009%
Fire
$26,0008%
Paid to other governments
$20,0007%
Interest on debt
$6,0002%
Parks & libraries
$4,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 35%
  • Sales taxes 24%
  • From the federal government 22%
  • From other local governments 14%
  • From the state 5%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Baneberry

Full-time staff
0
2 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time1 part
Police
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Baneberry didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Jefferson County School District

Baneberry's K–12 school district, shared with Dandridge, Jefferson City, New Market and White Pine. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,030
Tennessee: $13,059
Students
6,854
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$35.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $11,030 per pupil, $6,650 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 Baneberry pay

Typical tax bill
$1,885
a year · Tennessee typical $1,442
Effective rate
0.48%
of home value · Tennessee 0.50%
Typical home value
$395,200
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 Baneberry's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Baneberry

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

All of Baneberry'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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