Town Hall · Palmer

Palmer, TN town hall & government

Palmer spent $0 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $0 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Palmer's money goes

Spent
$0
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$0
typical Tennessee cities: $1,273
Long-term debt
$15,000
$22 per resident

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 100%

Palmer didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Palmer

Full-time staff
0
6 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 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

Grundy County School District

Palmer's K–12 school district, shared with Altamont, Beersheba Springs, Coalmont, Gruetli-Laager, Tracy City and Monteagle. 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Palmer pay

Typical tax bill
$361
a year · Tennessee typical $1,442
Effective rate
0.46%
of home value · Tennessee 0.50%
Typical home value
$78,900
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 Palmer's government

Town hall & decisions in Palmer →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Palmer

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

All of Palmer'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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