Town Hall · Sneedville

Sneedville, TN town hall & government

Sneedville spent $1.1 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $831 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sneedville's money goes

Spent
$1.1 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$831
typical Tennessee cities: $1,273
Long-term debt
$843,000
$638 per resident
Sewer & trash
$968,00088%
Interest on debt
$61,0006%
Roads & transportation
$35,0003%
Administration & buildings
$25,0002%
Parks & libraries
$8,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • From the federal government 48%
  • Fees & charges 34%
  • Sales taxes 10%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • From the state 2%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Sneedville

Full-time staff
8
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$26,500
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
3 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
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

Hancock County School District

Sneedville's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,933
Tennessee: $13,059
Students
907
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 20%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 21%

Of the $13,933 per pupil, $7,718 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 Sneedville pay

Typical tax bill
$655
a year · Tennessee typical $1,442
Effective rate
0.43%
of home value · Tennessee 0.50%
Typical home value
$151,000
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 Sneedville's government

Town hall & decisions in Sneedville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sneedville

Sneedville is represented in Congress by Senators Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty and Representative Diana Harshbarger. Bill Lee is governor.

All of Sneedville'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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