Town Hall · Greeneville

Greeneville, TN town hall & government

Greeneville spent $217.9 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $13,956 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Greeneville's money goes

Spent
$217.9 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$13,956
typical Tennessee cities: $3,429
Long-term debt
$25.9 million
$1,661 per resident
Water & other utilities
$133.4 million61%
Schools
$46 million21%
Fire
$5.7 million3%
Roads & transportation
$5.2 million2%
Police
$4.5 million2%
Sewer & trash
$4.1 million2%
Administration & buildings
$3.3 million2%
Parks & libraries
$2.9 million1%
Interest on debt
$685,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$274,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$41,000<1%
Other
$11.8 million5%

Greeneville runs its own schools, so school spending is part of its budget. Comparisons are with other Tennessee cities.

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 61%
  • From the state 14%
  • From other local governments 7%
  • Sales taxes 6%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • Fees & charges 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From the federal government <1%

Greeneville didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Greeneville

Full-time staff
725
175 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$51,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
50
and 42 full-time firefighters
Schools
405 full-time155 part
Water & other utilities
120 full-time2 part
Police
55 full-time
Fire
47 full-time
Parks & libraries
20 full-time18 part
Sewer & trash
29 full-time
Roads & transportation
28 full-time
Administration & buildings
18 full-time
Other
3 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Greeneville City School District

Greeneville's K–12 school district. The schools are run by Greeneville, so this money is part of the budget above.

Spending per pupil
$13,917
Tennessee: $13,059
Students
2,996
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 40%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $13,917 per pupil, $8,083 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 Greeneville pay

Typical tax bill
$1,429
a year · Tennessee typical $1,442
Effective rate
0.63%
of home value · Tennessee 0.50%
Typical home value
$227,400
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.

Local

Contact Greeneville's government

🏛️ Official websitegreenevilletn.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Greeneville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Greeneville

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

All of Greeneville'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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