Photo: Chris Pruitt · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Braselton run?
Braselton’s town government spent $13.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $947 per resident. Water and other utilities ($3.3 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Braselton is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $947 per resident a year, or $2.59 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 24%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$1,290 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Braselton’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,290 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 42 Georgia cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,175, and the middle half spent $865–$1,687. Braselton spent more than 57% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($4.6 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 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Braselton itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is down 23% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Braselton reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,290 · 2023: $947.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $4,190 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.91% 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 Braselton’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 Braselton’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Braselton →
Who’s in charge in Braselton
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Braselton’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on braselton.net ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 244 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (14,383).
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.
Jackson County School District
Braselton’s K–12 school district, shared with Arcade, Hoschton, Nicholson, Pendergrass, Talmo and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,551 per pupil, $8,935 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.
Gwinnett County School District · $15,623 per pupil
Barrow County School District · $14,509 per pupil
Hall County School District · $14,534 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Braselton’s votes are counted by county
Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Braselton alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Jackson County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican77.3%36,497 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat22.2%10,472 votesOthers: 0.6% (274 votes).
Most votes in Jackson County: Donald J Trump
Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%
32% of Braselton lies in Jackson County; the rest in Gwinnett County, Hall County, Barrow County. Every 2024 race in Jackson County is on the county’s page.
Jackson 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 Braselton.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: braselton.net ↗
- 2Georgia HouseBraselton is split between 3 districts
- 3Georgia SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseSplit between districts
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Georgia
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Braselton compares with the towns next door
Braselton spent $1,290 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $818. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
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 Braselton’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Braselton’s government
How much does Braselton spend per resident?
About $947 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,290 was more than 57% of 42 Georgia cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Braselton?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $4,190 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.91% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see braselton.net.
Who runs Braselton’s government?
See braselton.net for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Braselton yet.
How did Braselton vote in 2024?
Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Braselton alone. Jackson County, where 32% of Braselton lies, voted Trump 77.3%, Harris 22.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Braselton?
59 full-time and 11 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $304,823 (about $3.7M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Braselton in the state legislature?
Braselton is split among 3 State House districts and 3 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Georgia Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Braselton’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 →