Town Hall · Plainview

Plainview, TN town hall & government

Plainview spent $485,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $222 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Plainview's money goes

Spent
$485,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$222
typical Tennessee cities: $1,273
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$179,00037%
Administration & buildings
$113,00023%
Police
$110,00023%
Fire
$10,0002%
Parks & libraries
$6,0001%
Other
$67,00014%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 53%
  • From the federal government 27%
  • From other local governments 14%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Plainview

Full-time staff
1
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$51,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 part
Police
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
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

Union County School District

Plainview's K–12 school district, shared with Luttrell and Maynardville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$10,018
Tennessee: $13,059
Students
5,704
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 12%
  • State 74%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $10,018 per pupil, $7,214 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 Plainview pay

Typical tax bill
$623
a year · Tennessee typical $1,442
Effective rate
0.37%
of home value · Tennessee 0.50%
Typical home value
$168,500
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 Plainview's government

Town hall & decisions in Plainview →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Plainview

Plainview is represented in Congress by Senators Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty and Representative Tim Burchett. Bill Lee is governor.

All of Plainview'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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