Town Hall · Tazewell

Tazewell, TN town hall & government

Tazewell spent $0 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $0 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Tazewell's money goes

Spent
$0
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$0
typical Tennessee cities: $1,273
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 62%
  • Interest, fines & other 16%
  • From other local governments 14%
  • From the state 4%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%

Tazewell didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Tazewell

Full-time staff
18
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$35,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
10
and 1 full-time firefighter
Police
10 full-time
Administration & buildings
3 full-time
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Fire
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Claiborne County School District

Tazewell's K–12 school district, shared with Cumberland Gap, Harrogate and New Tazewell. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,168
Tennessee: $13,059
Students
4,061
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$12.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 28%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $12,168 per pupil, $7,109 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 Tazewell pay

Typical tax bill
$811
a year · Tennessee typical $1,442
Effective rate
0.41%
of home value · Tennessee 0.50%
Typical home value
$196,800
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.

Local

Contact Tazewell's government

Town hall & decisions in Tazewell →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Tazewell

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

All of Tazewell'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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