Dexter spent less per resident in 2022 than 94% of similar cities
Dexter’s town government spent $147,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $261 per resident. Water and other utilities ($19,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Dexter is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$261 per resident in 2022: less than 94% of them
Dexter’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($261 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. Dexter spent less than 94% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($5,000), 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; Dexter itself left out).
About $261 per resident a year, or $0.72 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 65%.
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No trend yet
Dexter reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $888 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 Dexter’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 Dexter’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Dexter →
Who’s in charge in Dexter
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 282 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (563).
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.
Laurens County School District
Dexter’s K–12 school district, shared with Cadwell, Dudley, East Dublin, Montrose, Rentz. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,863 per pupil, $8,672 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.
Dexter’s votes are counted by county
Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Dexter alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Laurens County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican66.2%15,460 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat33.5%7,820 votesOthers: 0.3% (72 votes).
Most votes in Laurens County: Donald J Trump
Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%
100% of Dexter lies in Laurens County. Every 2024 race in Laurens County is on the county’s page.
Laurens 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 Dexter.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal 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.
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Questions about Dexter’s government
How much does Dexter spend per resident?
About $261 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 $261 was less than 94% of 243 Georgia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Dexter’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Dexter yet.
How did Dexter vote in 2024?
Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Dexter alone. Laurens County, where 100% of Dexter lies, voted Trump 66.2%, Harris 33.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Dexter?
2 full-time and 10 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $9,987 (about $119,844 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Dexter in the state legislature?
State Senate District 20 (Larry Walker) and State House District 155 (Matt Hatchett). The House district also covers 10 other 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 →