How is Avalon run?
Avalon’s town government spent $53,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $224 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Avalon didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Avalon is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $224 per resident a year, or $0.61 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 55%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Avalon didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Avalon yet
Every year of Avalon’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $850 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.45% of the home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Avalon’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Avalon’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Avalon →
Who’s in charge in Avalon
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Stephens County School District
Avalon’s K–12 school district, shared with Toccoa, Martin. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,874 per pupil, $8,564 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Georgia districts overall: 49% local, 39% state, 12% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Avalon’s votes are counted by county
Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Avalon alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Stephens County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican81.2%10,632 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat18.4%2,404 votesOthers: 0.5% (63 votes).
Most votes in Stephens County: Donald J Trump
Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%
100% of Avalon lies in Stephens County. Every 2024 race in Stephens County is on the county’s page.
Stephens County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Avalon.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Georgia HouseState representatives
- 3Georgia SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Georgia
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Avalon compares with the towns next door
Avalon’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 1 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $348 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Martin | $348 | $1,244 |
| Avalon | estimate | $850 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Avalon’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Avalon’s government
How much does Avalon spend per resident?
About $224 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Avalon didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $53,000.
What is the property tax rate in Avalon?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $850 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.45% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Avalon’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Avalon yet.
How did Avalon vote in 2024?
Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Avalon alone. Stephens County, where 100% of Avalon lies, voted Trump 81.2%, Harris 18.4% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Avalon in the state legislature?
State Senate District 50 (Bo Hatchett) and State House District 32 (Chris Erwin). The House district also covers 11 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Avalon’s government
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Avalon, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →