Photo: Calvin Beale · Public domainBuchanan spent more per resident in 2022 than 77% of similar cities
Buchanan’s city government spent $1.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,120 per resident. Water and other utilities ($443,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Buchanan is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,120 per resident in 2022: more than 77% of them
Buchanan’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,120 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. Buchanan spent more than 77% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($356,000), 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; Buchanan itself left out).
About $1,120 per resident a year, or $3.07 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 44%.
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No trend yet
Buchanan reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,770 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.04% 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 Buchanan’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 Buchanan’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Buchanan →
Who’s in charge in Buchanan
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Buchanan’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on buchananga.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 80 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 (1,196).
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.
Haralson County School District
Buchanan’s K–12 school district, shared with Tallapoosa, Waco. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,481 per pupil, $8,973 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.
Buchanan’s votes are counted by county
Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Buchanan alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Haralson County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican87.0%14,239 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat12.6%2,065 votesOthers: 0.4% (60 votes).
Most votes in Haralson County: Donald J Trump
Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%
100% of Buchanan lies in Haralson County. Every 2024 race in Haralson County is on the county’s page.
Haralson 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 Buchanan.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: buchananga.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 Buchanan’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Buchanan’s government
How much does Buchanan spend per resident?
About $1,120 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 $1,120 was more than 77% of 243 Georgia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Buchanan?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,770 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.04% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see buchananga.com.
Who runs Buchanan’s government?
See buchananga.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Buchanan yet.
How did Buchanan vote in 2024?
Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Buchanan alone. Haralson County, where 100% of Buchanan lies, voted Trump 87.0%, Harris 12.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Buchanan?
15 full-time and 0 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $47,386 (about $568,632 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Buchanan in the state legislature?
State Senate District 30 (Tim Bearden) and State House District 18 (Tyler Smith). The House district also covers five other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Buchanan’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; 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 →