Photo: Geogre at en.wikipedia · Public domainCollins spent less per resident in 2022 than 88% of similar cities
Collins’ city government spent $180,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $317 per resident.
What stands out about how Collins is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$317 per resident in 2022: less than 88% of them
Collins’ day-to-day spending in 2022 ($317 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 $433–$1,080. Collins spent less than 88% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($39,000), 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; Collins itself left out).
About $317 per resident a year, or $0.87 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 47%.
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No trend yet
Collins reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,342 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Collins’ 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 Collins’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Collins →
Who’s in charge in Collins
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 142 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 (568).
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.
Tattnall County School District
Collins’ K–12 school district, shared with Cobbtown, Glennville, Manassas, Reidsville. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,283 per pupil, $8,628 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.
Collins’ votes are counted by county
Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Collins alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Tattnall County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican76.5%6,515 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat23.1%1,967 votesOthers: 0.4% (30 votes).
Most votes in Tattnall County: Donald J Trump
Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%
100% of Collins lies in Tattnall County. Every 2024 race in Tattnall County is on the county’s page.
Tattnall 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 Collins.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal 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.
Reach Collins’ government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Collins’ government
How much does Collins spend per resident?
About $317 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $317 was less than 88% of 243 Georgia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Collins’ government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Collins yet.
How did Collins vote in 2024?
Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Collins alone. Tattnall County, where 100% of Collins lies, voted Trump 76.5%, Harris 23.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Collins?
4 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $9,389 (about $112,668 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Collins in the state legislature?
State Senate District 19 (Blake Tillery) and State House District 157 (Bill Werkheiser). The House district also covers 11 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Collins’ 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 →