Town Hall · Three Way

Three Way, TN town hall & government

Three Way spent $875,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $516 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Three Way's money goes

Spent
$875,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$516
typical Tennessee cities: $1,273
Long-term debt
$1.8 million
$1,037 per resident
Police
$100,00011%
Administration & buildings
$73,0008%
Interest on debt
$70,0008%
Sewer & trash
$2,000<1%
Other
$630,00072%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 43%
  • Property taxes 27%
  • From other local governments 22%
  • From the state 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Fees & charges <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Three Way

Full-time staff
2
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$30,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
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

Jackson-Madison County School System

Three Way's K–12 school district, shared with Jackson and Medon. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,047
Tennessee: $13,059
Students
12,662
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$62.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 31%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 22%

Of the $12,047 per pupil, $7,008 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 Three Way pay

Typical tax bill
$1,370
a year · Tennessee typical $1,442
Effective rate
0.55%
of home value · Tennessee 0.50%
Typical home value
$250,700
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 Three Way's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofthreeway.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Three Way →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Three Way

Three Way is represented in Congress by Senators Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty and Representative David Kustoff. Bill Lee is governor.

All of Three Way'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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