Town Hall · Tullahoma

Tullahoma, TN town hall & government

Tullahoma spent $98.5 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $4,729 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Tullahoma's money goes

Spent
$98.5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$4,729
typical Tennessee cities: $3,429
Long-term debt
$37.4 million
$1,797 per resident
Schools
$57.7 million59%
Paid to other governments
$14.1 million14%
Police
$5.4 million6%
Fire
$4.4 million4%
Sewer & trash
$3.8 million4%
Roads & transportation
$3.1 million3%
Administration & buildings
$3 million3%
Parks & libraries
$2.8 million3%
Interest on debt
$1.4 million1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$464,000<1%
Housing & development
$350,000<1%
Health & welfare
$291,000<1%
Water & other utilities
$60,000<1%
Other
$1.6 million2%

Tullahoma runs its own schools, so school spending is part of its budget. Comparisons are with other Tennessee cities.

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 40%
  • Sales taxes 22%
  • Property taxes 15%
  • From other local governments 14%
  • Fees & charges 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Tullahoma

Full-time staff
692
120 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$60,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
40
and 30 full-time firefighters
Schools
527 full-time41 part
Police
46 full-time5 part
Parks & libraries
14 full-time54 part
Fire
33 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
25 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
20 full-time7 part
Administration & buildings
14 full-time7 part
Health & welfare
3 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Other
10 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Tullahoma didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Tullahoma City School District

Tullahoma's K–12 school district. The schools are run by Tullahoma, so this money is part of the budget above.

Spending per pupil
$13,659
Tennessee: $13,059
Students
3,649
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$22.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 43%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $13,659 per pupil, $8,247 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 Tullahoma pay

Typical tax bill
$1,684
a year · Tennessee typical $1,442
Effective rate
0.67%
of home value · Tennessee 0.50%
Typical home value
$251,900
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 Tullahoma's government

🏛️ Official websitetullahomatn.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Tullahoma →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Tullahoma

Tullahoma is represented in Congress by Senators Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty and Representative Scott DesJarlais. Bill Lee is governor.

All of Tullahoma'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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