Jamestown, TN town hall & government
Jamestown spent $4.6 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,270 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Jamestown's government.
Where Jamestown's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 38%
- From other local governments 36%
- Property taxes 7%
- Fees & charges 6%
- From the state 6%
- From the federal government 5%
- Sales taxes 2%
- Interest, fines & other <1%
- Other taxes & licenses <1%
Who works for Jamestown
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Fentress County School District
Jamestown's K–12 school district, shared with Allardt. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Tennessee districts overall: 40% local, 44% state, 16% federal
- Local 19%
- State 60%
- Federal 22%
Of the $11,005 per pupil, $6,501 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.
Which schools Jamestown kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Jamestown pay
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.
Contact Jamestown's government
Who represents Jamestown
Jamestown is represented in Congress by Senators Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty and Representative John W. Rose. Bill Lee is governor.
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.