How Selmer is run
Selmer spent $12.2 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,856 per resident.
What stands out about how Selmer is run
Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.
The typical homeowner pays $735 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.47% of the home’s value, vs 0.50% across Tennessee.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Selmer’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
About $2,856 per resident a year, or $7.82 a day
The biggest line: water & other utilities, at 33% of spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
McNairy County School District
Selmer’s K–12 school district, shared with Bethel Springs, Eastview, Finger, Guys, Michie and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,177 per pupil, $8,197 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Tennessee districts overall: 40% local, 44% state, 16% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
One full-time town employee for every 55 residents
On the payroll in March 2022.
By department full-time, plus part-time
Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Who’s in charge in Selmer
Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Selmer yet. Neighbors can add them.
How Selmer’s budget compares
Selmer ranks 3rd lowest of 3 for spending per resident. Towns that run their own schools spend more. Tap a town to see its Town Hall.
| Town | Spent per resident | Debt per resident | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastview | $511 | $444 | $473 |
| Bethel Springs | $1,015 | $2,689 | $519 |
| Selmer | $2,856 | $3,038 | $735 |
The town government’s own spending in its newest year (often a Census Bureau estimate). — = no figures.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Selmer.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Tennessee HouseState representatives
- 3Tennessee SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Tennessee
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Selmer’s government
Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.
Questions about how Selmer is run?
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.