Town Hall · Winfield

Winfield, TN town hall & government

Winfield spent $429,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $428 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Winfield's money goes

Spent
$429,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$428
typical Tennessee cities: $1,273
Long-term debt
$346,000
$345 per resident
Roads & transportation
$332,00077%
Administration & buildings
$81,00019%
Interest on debt
$7,0002%
Parks & libraries
$4,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3,0001%
Sewer & trash
$2,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 51%
  • Sales taxes 47%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Winfield

Full-time staff
4
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$42,200
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Police
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Winfield didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Scott County School District

Winfield's K–12 school district, shared with Huntsville and Oneida. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,463
Tennessee: $13,059
Students
2,505
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 16%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 24%

Of the $12,463 per pupil, $7,828 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 Winfield pay

Typical tax bill
$509
a year · Tennessee typical $1,442
Effective rate
0.51%
of home value · Tennessee 0.50%
Typical home value
$100,700
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 Winfield's government

Town hall & decisions in Winfield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Winfield

Winfield is represented in Congress by Senators Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty and Representative John W. Rose. Bill Lee is governor.

All of Winfield'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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