Ball Ground Historic District · Photo: Thomson200 · CC0Ball Ground spent more per resident in 2022 than 89% of similar cities
Ball Ground’s city government spent $3.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,581 per resident. Water and other utilities ($682,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Ball Ground is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,581 per resident in 2022: more than 89% of them
Ball Ground’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,581 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 243 Georgia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $696, and the middle half spent $428–$1,060. Ball Ground spent more than 89% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.2 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Georgia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Ball Ground itself left out).
About $1,581 per resident a year, or $4.33 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 32%.
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No trend yet
Ball Ground reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $2,622 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.72% 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 Ball Ground’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.
Tax bills are one input to Ball Ground’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Ball Ground →
Who’s in charge in Ball Ground
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Ball Ground’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofballground.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 154 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (2,315).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Cherokee County School District
Ball Ground’s K–12 school district, shared with Canton, Holly Springs, Waleska, Woodstock, Nelson. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,750 per pupil, $9,473 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.
Ball Ground’s votes are counted by county
Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Ball Ground alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Cherokee County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican69.1%112,142 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat30.1%48,838 votesOthers: 0.8% (1,301 votes).
Most votes in Cherokee County: Donald J Trump
Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%
100% of Ball Ground lies in Cherokee County. Every 2024 race in Cherokee County is on the county’s page.
Cherokee 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 Ball Ground.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofballground.com ↗
- 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.
Reach Ball Ground’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Ball Ground’s government
How much does Ball Ground spend per resident?
About $1,581 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,581 was more than 89% of 243 Georgia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Ball Ground?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,622 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.72% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofballground.com.
Who runs Ball Ground’s government?
See cityofballground.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Ball Ground yet.
How did Ball Ground vote in 2024?
Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Ball Ground alone. Cherokee County, where 100% of Ball Ground lies, voted Trump 69.1%, Harris 30.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Ball Ground?
15 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $75,338 (about $904,056 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Ball Ground in the state legislature?
State Senate District 21 (Jason Dickerson) and State House District 11 (Rick Jasperse). The House district also covers three neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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; 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 →