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Monteagle, TN town hall & government

Monteagle spent $3.7 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $3,000 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Monteagle's money goes

Spent
$3.7 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$3,000
typical Tennessee cities: $1,273
Long-term debt
$2.1 million
$1,726 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.4 million38%
Water & other utilities
$954,00026%
Police
$481,00013%
Administration & buildings
$360,00010%
Fire
$256,0007%
Roads & transportation
$114,0003%
Parks & libraries
$99,0003%
Paid to other governments
$25,0001%
Interest on debt
$12,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 32%
  • Sales taxes 32%
  • Fees & charges 21%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From the state 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Monteagle

Full-time staff
1
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$51,900
a year, before benefits
Water & other utilities
0 full-time12 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Grundy County School District

Monteagle's K–12 school district, shared with Altamont, Beersheba Springs, Coalmont, Gruetli-Laager, Palmer and Tracy City. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,368
Tennessee: $13,059
Students
1,719
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 15%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 26%

Of the $12,368 per pupil, $6,965 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.

Also serving Monteagle: Marion County School District ($11,028 per pupil) · Franklin County School District ($12,191 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Monteagle pay

Typical tax bill
$1,048
a year · Tennessee typical $1,442
Effective rate
0.34%
of home value · Tennessee 0.50%
Typical home value
$309,500
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 Monteagle's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofmonteagle-tn.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Monteagle →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Monteagle

Monteagle is represented in Congress by Senators Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty and Representative Scott DesJarlais. Bill Lee is governor.

All of Monteagle'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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