Town Hall · Byrdstown

Byrdstown, TN town hall & government

Byrdstown spent $2.6 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $3,317 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Byrdstown's money goes

Spent
$2.6 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$3,317
typical Tennessee cities: $1,273
Long-term debt
$1.4 million
$1,793 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.7 million63%
Sewer & trash
$326,00012%
Administration & buildings
$226,0009%
Housing & development
$77,0003%
Paid to other governments
$50,0002%
Fire
$44,0002%
Parks & libraries
$6,000<1%
Other
$238,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 61%
  • Sales taxes 15%
  • From the state 8%
  • Fees & charges 4%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Byrdstown

Full-time staff
18
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$32,200
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
8 full-time
Water & other utilities
8 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Pickett County School District

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

Spending per pupil
$12,809
Tennessee: $13,059
Students
587
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 22%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 23%

Of the $12,809 per pupil, $7,908 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 Byrdstown pay

Typical tax bill
$690
a year · Tennessee typical $1,442
Effective rate
0.42%
of home value · Tennessee 0.50%
Typical home value
$163,400
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 Byrdstown's government

Town hall & decisions in Byrdstown →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Byrdstown

Byrdstown is represented in Congress by Senators Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty and Representative John W. Rose. Bill Lee is governor.

All of Byrdstown'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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