Town Hall · Medon

Medon, TN town hall & government

Medon spent $80,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $440 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Medon's money goes

Spent
$80,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$440
typical Tennessee cities: $1,273
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$34,00043%
Roads & transportation
$16,00020%
Water & other utilities
$9,00011%
Parks & libraries
$2,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,0001%
Other
$18,00023%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 65%
  • From other local governments 35%
Town workforce

Who works for Medon

Full-time staff
1
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$64,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time5 part
Parks & libraries
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

Jackson-Madison County School System

Medon's K–12 school district, shared with Jackson and Three Way. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,047
Tennessee: $13,059
Students
12,662
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$62.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 31%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 22%

Of the $12,047 per pupil, $7,008 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 Medon pay

Typical tax bill
$753
a year · Tennessee typical $1,442
Effective rate
0.49%
of home value · Tennessee 0.50%
Typical home value
$153,100
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 Medon's government

Town hall & decisions in Medon →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Medon

Medon is represented in Congress by Senators Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty and Representative David Kustoff. Bill Lee is governor.

All of Medon'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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