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Town Hall · Flowery Branch

Flowery Branch spent more per resident in 2022 than 93% of similar cities

Flowery Branch’s city government spent $23 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,106 per resident. Water and other utilities ($1.4 million) are counted separately.

Next public meeting

City Council

6:00 pm · 5410 Pine Street

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Day-to-day spending, 2024
$23.0M
year to June 30, 2024
Per resident, 2024
$2,106
In 2022: $1,984, more than 93% of 105 similar cities
Long-term debt
$28.6M
end of FY2024, reported
City staff, 2022
53
full-time · 0 part-time · March payroll $218,209
Typical tax bill
$3,853
0.87% of home value · GA 0.77%

What stands out about how Flowery Branch is run

Read from the city’s budget, meetings and official records.

Agendas posted online6 upcoming meetings posted, with agendas.Spends more than most similar citiesIn 2022: $1,984 per resident, more than 93% of 105 similar cities.A shared school districtShares Hall County School District with 5 other towns.Split between districts3 State House and 2 U.S. House districts cover Flowery Branch; your street decides yours.
★ What stands out · Meetings

6 upcoming meetings at town hall

From Flowery Branch’s own agenda portal, checked daily. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check before you go.

Recent meetings

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Most meetings are open to the public, and many have a public comment period at the start.

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Your share of the 2024 budget

About $2,106 per resident a year, or $5.77 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 12%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 21%Fees & charges 19%Sales taxes 14%Interest, fines & other 11%From the state 11%From other local governments 10%Other taxes & licenses 7%From the federal government 5%Utility sales 2%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $2 million; interest on debt $1 million; payments to other governments $13,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $27.4 million.
About “Other”.61% of Flowery Branch’s day-to-day spending ($14 million) is filed by the Census Bureau outside the named functions above, so the receipt can’t say what it buys.
Compared with similar places

$1,984 per resident in 2022: more than 93% of them

Flowery Branch’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,984 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 105 Georgia cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,116, and the middle half spent $820–$1,437. Flowery Branch spent more than 93% of them.

Middle half of the group, $820–$1,437Median $1,116Flowery Branch

Includes sewer and trash ($1.5 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 →

The group
105

Georgia cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Flowery Branch itself left out).

Over the years

Day-to-day spending is up 32% since 2022

Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Flowery Branch reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.

Day-to-day spending by fiscal year

2022$17.4 million
2024$23 million

Per resident: 2022: $1,984 · 2024: $2,106. Per resident it went from $1,984 to $2,106 (up 6%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 8,778 to 10,938.

Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $3,853 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.87% of the home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Flowery Branch$3,853
Oakwood$2,695
Buford$2,457
Georgia$2,341
$3,853
typical bill a year
0.87%
effective rate
$442,500
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Flowery Branch’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 Flowery Branch’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Flowery Branch →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Flowery Branch

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

Check Flowery Branch’s own website for current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Flowery Branch yet.
Who works for Flowery Branch

One full-time city employee for every 206 residents

On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (10,938).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022

Police16
Administration & buildings13
Roads & transportation8
Sewer & trash7
Housing & development4
Courts, inspections & corrections3
Water & other utilities2
53
full-time
0
part-time
$218,209
payroll for March 2022
$2.6M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$49,400
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
16
sworn police officers
Compared, 2022.Flowery Branch had 6.0 full-time staff per 1,000 residents in March 2022. The median for the 89 of the 105 Georgia cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools that reported 2022 staff was 9.7: Flowery Branch had fewer than 80% of them. Same group and year as the budget comparison.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

Hall County School District

Flowery Branch’s K–12 school district, shared with Clermont, Oakwood, Lula, Gillsville, Rest Haven. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Flowery Branch →
$14,534
per pupil · GA $15,800
27,245
students
$187.5 million
long-term debt

Of the $14,534 per pupil, $8,976 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 48%State 40%Federal 12%

Georgia districts overall: 49% local, 39% state, 12% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Elections · 2024 general election

Flowery Branch’s votes are counted by county

Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Flowery Branch alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Hall County’s results.

President · Hall County’s results101,973 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican71.6%72,991 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat27.8%28,347 votes

Others: 0.6% (635 votes).

Most votes in Hall County: Donald J Trump

Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%

The county’s page

100% of Flowery Branch lies in Hall County. Every 2024 race in Hall County is on the county’s page.

Hall County’s 2024 results →
DemocratRepublicanLibertarianIndependent / other

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.

Who represents Flowery Branch

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Flowery Branch.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Georgia HouseFlowery Branch is split between 3 districts
    Derrick McCollumSoo HongMatt Dubnik
  3. 3
    Georgia SenateState senator
    Drew Echols
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
    Brian Kemp
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseSplit between districts
    Richard McCormickAndrew S. Clyde
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Georgia
    Jon OssoffRaphael G. Warnock
Find your state legislators by address ↗Find your House district by ZIP code ↗

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Next door

How Flowery Branch compares with the towns next door

Flowery Branch spent $1,984 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $1,507. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.

Oakwood: no reported 2022 figuresBuford: $1,507 per resident (2022)OakwoodBufordFlowery Branch
Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Buford$1,507$2,457
Oakwoodestimate$2,695
Flowery Branch$1,984$3,853

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 Flowery Branch’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Flowery Branch’s government

How much does Flowery Branch spend per resident?

About $2,106 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,984 was more than 93% of 105 Georgia cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Flowery Branch?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,853 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.87% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.

Who runs Flowery Branch’s government?

We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Flowery Branch yet.

How did Flowery Branch vote in 2024?

Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Flowery Branch alone. Hall County, where 100% of Flowery Branch lies, voted Trump 71.6%, Harris 27.8% for president; its page has every race.

How many people work for Flowery Branch?

53 full-time and 0 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $218,209 (about $2.6M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Flowery Branch in the state legislature?

Flowery Branch is split among 3 State House districts, so your address decides. The Georgia Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 49 (Drew Echols). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

When is the next public meeting in Flowery Branch?

The next posted meeting is City Council on Friday, November 6, at 6:00 pm in 5410 Pine Street, from the city’s own agenda portal.

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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 →