Photo: Jud McCranie · CC BY-SA 4.0Glennville spent less per resident in 2022 than 84% of similar cities
Glennville’s city government spent $3.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $661 per resident. Water and other utilities ($892,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Glennville is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$661 per resident in 2022: less than 84% of them
Glennville’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($661 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 $1,117, and the middle half spent $826–$1,467. Glennville spent less than 84% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.3 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 →
Georgia cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Glennville itself left out).
About $661 per resident a year, or $1.81 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 38%.
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No trend yet
Glennville reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,489 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.73% 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 Glennville’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 Glennville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Glennville →
Who’s in charge in Glennville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Glennville’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on glennvillega.homestead.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 201 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 (5,014).
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
Glennville’s K–12 school district, shared with Cobbtown, Collins, 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.
Glennville’s votes are counted by county
Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Glennville 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 Glennville 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 Glennville.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: glennvillega.homestead.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 Glennville’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Glennville’s government
How much does Glennville spend per resident?
About $661 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 $661 was less than 84% of 105 Georgia cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Glennville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,489 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.73% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see glennvillega.homestead.com.
Who runs Glennville’s government?
See glennvillega.homestead.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Glennville yet.
How did Glennville vote in 2024?
Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Glennville alone. Tattnall County, where 100% of Glennville lies, voted Trump 76.5%, Harris 23.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Glennville?
25 full-time and 8 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $98,527 (about $1.2M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Glennville 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.
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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 →