Ridgetop, TN town hall & government
Ridgetop spent $1.6 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $776 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Ridgetop's government.
Where Ridgetop's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 29%
- Sales taxes 25%
- Fees & charges 22%
- Property taxes 13%
- Other taxes & licenses 3%
- Interest, fines & other 3%
- From other local governments 3%
- From the state 2%
Who works for Ridgetop
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Robertson County School District
Ridgetop's K–12 school district, shared with Adams, Cedar Hill, Coopertown, Cross Plains, Greenbrier and Orlinda. 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 32%
- State 57%
- Federal 11%
Of the $12,007 per pupil, $7,947 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 Ridgetop: Metropolitan Nashville Public School District ($17,314 per pupil).
Which schools Ridgetop kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Ridgetop 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 Ridgetop's government
Who represents Ridgetop
Ridgetop is represented in Congress by Senators Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty and Representatives Matt Van Epps and John W. Rose. 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.