Town Hall · Munford

Munford, TN town hall & government

Munford spent $15.9 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $2,490 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Munford's money goes

Spent
$15.9 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$2,490
typical Tennessee cities: $3,110
Long-term debt
$5.5 million
$861 per resident
Water & other utilities
$6.5 million41%
Roads & transportation
$2 million13%
Police
$1.9 million12%
Fire
$1.5 million9%
Sewer & trash
$1.5 million9%
Parks & libraries
$1.4 million8%
Administration & buildings
$1.1 million7%
Housing & development
$98,0001%
Interest on debt
$25,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$19,000<1%
Other
$26,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 37%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Sales taxes 15%
  • From the state 14%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Munford

Full-time staff
70
27 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$45,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
19
and 13 full-time firefighters
Water & other utilities
21 full-time1 part
Police
19 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
7 full-time22 part
Fire
13 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
7 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 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

Tipton County School District

Munford's K–12 school district, shared with Atoka, Brighton, Burlison, Covington, Garland and Gilt Edge. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$10,338
Tennessee: $13,059
Students
10,092
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 59%
  • Federal 19%

Of the $10,338 per pupil, $6,361 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 Munford pay

Typical tax bill
$1,334
a year · Tennessee typical $1,442
Effective rate
0.55%
of home value · Tennessee 0.50%
Typical home value
$244,400
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 Munford's government

🏛️ Official websitemunford.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Munford →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Munford

Munford is represented in Congress by Senators Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty and Representative Steve Cohen. Bill Lee is governor.

All of Munford'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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