Banks County Courthouse · Photo: Calvin Beale · Public domainHow is Homer run?
Homer’s town government spent $788,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $627 per resident.
What stands out about how Homer is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Banks County School District
Homer’s K–12 school district, shared with Alto, Gillsville, Maysville, Baldwin. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,846 per pupil, $8,601 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.
About $627 per resident a year, or $1.72 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 42%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$627 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Homer’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($627 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 $428–$1,080. Homer spent less than 56% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($42,000), 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; Homer itself left out).
No trend yet
Homer reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $2,102 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.68% 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 Homer’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 Homer’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Homer →
Who’s in charge in Homer
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Homer’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on townofhomerga.com ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 251 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 (1,257).
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.
Homer’s votes are counted by county
Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Homer alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Banks County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican89.0%9,358 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat10.8%1,136 votesOthers: 0.2% (25 votes).
Most votes in Banks County: Donald J Trump
Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%
100% of Homer lies in Banks County. Every 2024 race in Banks County is on the county’s page.
Banks 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 Homer.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: townofhomerga.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 Homer’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Homer’s government
How much does Homer spend per resident?
About $627 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 $627 was less than 56% of 243 Georgia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Homer?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,102 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.68% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see townofhomerga.com.
Who runs Homer’s government?
See townofhomerga.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Homer yet.
How did Homer vote in 2024?
Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Homer alone. Banks County, where 100% of Homer lies, voted Trump 89.0%, Harris 10.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Homer?
5 full-time and 8 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $27,374 (about $328,488 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Homer in the state legislature?
State Senate District 50 (Bo Hatchett) and State House District 32 (Chris Erwin). The House district also covers 11 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Homer’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 →