Puryear, TN town hall & government
Puryear spent $688,000 in the year to June 30, 2024, about $976 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Puryear's government.
Where Puryear's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 25%
- Fees & charges 19%
- Interest, fines & other 19%
- Property taxes 16%
- From the state 10%
- Utility sales 9%
- From other local governments 1%
Puryear didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Who works for Puryear
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Puryear didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Henry County School District
Puryear's K–12 school district, shared with Cottage Grove and Henry. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Tennessee districts overall: 40% local, 44% state, 16% federal
- Local 29%
- State 53%
- Federal 17%
Of the $11,950 per pupil, $7,154 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.
Which schools Puryear kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Puryear pay
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.
Contact Puryear's government
Who represents Puryear
Puryear is represented in Congress by Senators Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty and Representative David Kustoff. Bill Lee is governor.
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.