How is Brooks run?
Brooks’ town government spent $379,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $677 per resident.
What stands out about how Brooks is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Fayette County School District
Brooks’ K–12 school district, shared with Fayetteville, Peachtree City, Tyrone, Woolsey. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,176 per pupil, $9,886 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.
About $677 per resident a year, or $1.85 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 65%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$677 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Brooks’ day-to-day spending in 2022 ($677 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 $697, and the middle half spent $428–$1,080. Brooks spent less than 53% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($20,000), 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; Brooks itself left out).
No trend yet
Brooks reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $3,520 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.81% 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 Brooks’ 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 Brooks’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Brooks →
Who’s in charge in Brooks
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Brooks’ meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on brooksga.com ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 187 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 (560).
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.
Brooks’ votes are counted by county
Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Brooks alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Fayette County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican51.2%38,177 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat48.0%35,822 votesOthers: 0.8% (634 votes).
Most votes in Fayette County: Donald J Trump
Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%
100% of Brooks lies in Fayette County. Every 2024 race in Fayette County is on the county’s page.
Fayette 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 Brooks.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: brooksga.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 Brooks’ government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Brooks’ government
How much does Brooks spend per resident?
About $677 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 $677 was less than 53% of 243 Georgia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Brooks?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,520 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.81% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see brooksga.com.
Who runs Brooks’ government?
See brooksga.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Brooks yet.
How did Brooks vote in 2024?
Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Brooks alone. Fayette County, where 100% of Brooks lies, voted Trump 51.2%, Harris 48.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Brooks?
3 full-time and 8 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $20,059 (about $240,708 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Brooks in the state legislature?
State Senate District 16 (Marty Harbin) and State House District 82 (Karen Mathiak). The House district also covers four other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Brooks’ 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 →