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Town Hall · Newnan

Newnan spent less per resident in 2022 than 77% of similar cities

Newnan’s city government spent $38.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $863 per resident. Water and other utilities ($54.4 million) are counted separately.

Town website
Next public meeting

City Council

2:30 pm · 25 LaGrange Street, Newnan City Hall, Richard A. Bolin Council Chambers

All meetings →
Day-to-day spending, 2024
$38.4M
year to December 31, 2024
Per resident, 2024
$863
In 2022: $726, less than 77% of 22 similar cities
Long-term debt
$16.3M
end of 2024, reported
City staff, 2022
382
full-time · 27 part-time · March payroll $2.0M
Typical tax bill
$2,784
0.76% of home value · GA 0.77%

What stands out about how Newnan is run

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

Agendas posted online6 upcoming meetings posted, with agendas.Spends less than most similar citiesIn 2022: $726 per resident, less than 77% of 22 similar cities.Runs its own water & sewer64% of day-to-day spending goes to water, sewer and trash (2024).A shared school districtShares Coweta County School District with 6+ other towns.
★ What stands out · Meetings

6 upcoming meetings at town hall

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

  • Nov10
    City CouncilTuesday · 2:30 pm · 25 LaGrange Street, Newnan City Hall, Richard A. Bolin Council ChambersCity Council MeetingMeeting page ↗Add to calendar
  • Nov10
    Planning CommissionTuesday · 7:00 pm · 25 LaGrange St. Newnan, GA 30263, Richard A. Bolin Council ChambersPlanning Commission Meeting - CancelledMeeting page ↗Add to calendar
  • Nov11
    Downtown Development AuthorityWednesday · 9:00 am · 25 LaGrange St. Newnan, GA 30263, Richard A. Bolin Council ChambersDowntown Development Authority MeetingMeeting page ↗Add to calendar
  • Nov24
    City CouncilTuesday · 6:30 pm · 25 LaGrange Street, Newnan City Hall, Richard A. Bolin Council ChambersCity Council MeetingMeeting page ↗Add to calendar
  • Dec1
    Board of Zoning AppealsTuesday · 10:00 am · 25 LaGrange St. Newnan, GA 30263, Richard A. Bolin Council ChambersMeeting page ↗Add to calendar
  • Dec8
    City CouncilTuesday · 6:00 pm · 25 LaGrange Street, Newnan City Hall, Richard A. Bolin Council ChambersSpecial Called City Council Meeting - Budget HearingMeeting page ↗Add to calendar

Recent meetings

  • Nov3
    Board of Zoning AppealsTuesday · 10:00 am · 25 LaGrange St. Newnan, GA 30263, Richard A. Bolin Council ChambersBoard of Zoning Appeals - CancelledMeeting page ↗
  • Oct27
    City CouncilTuesday · 6:30 pm · 25 LaGrange Street, Newnan City Hall, Richard A. Bolin Council ChambersCity Council MeetingAgenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Oct14
    Downtown Development AuthorityWednesday · 9:00 am · 25 LaGrange St. Newnan, GA 30263, Richard A. Bolin Council ChambersDowntown Development Authority MeetingAgenda ↗Minutes ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Oct13
    Planning CommissionTuesday · 7:00 pm · 25 LaGrange St. Newnan, GA 30263, Richard A. Bolin Council ChambersPlanning Commission Meeting - CancelledMeeting page ↗
  • Oct13
    City CouncilTuesday · 2:30 pm · 25 LaGrange Street, Newnan City Hall, Richard A. Bolin Council ChambersCity Council MeetingAgenda ↗Minutes ↗Meeting page ↗
Go in person

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

Agenda portal ↗
Your share of the 2024 budget

About $863 per resident a year, or $2.36 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 26%.

Where the money comes from
Utility sales 54%From other local governments 21%Property taxes 6%Sales taxes 6%Fees & charges 5%Interest, fines & other 4%Other taxes & licenses 3%From the federal government 1%From the state <1%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $16.3 million; interest on debt $539,000; payments to other governments $1.9 million. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $112.2 million.
Compared with similar places

$726 per resident in 2022: less than 77% of them

Newnan’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($726 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 22 Georgia cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $998, and the middle half spent $764–$1,251. Newnan spent less than 77% of them.

Middle half of the group, $764–$1,251Median $998Newnan

Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →

The group
22

Georgia cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Newnan itself left out).

Over the years

Day-to-day spending is up 23% since 2022

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

Day-to-day spending by fiscal year

2022$31.1 million
2023$23.2 million
2024$38.4 million

Per resident: 2022: $726 · 2023: $536 · 2024: $863.

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 $2,784 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.76% of the home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Newnan$2,784
Georgia$2,341
East Newnan$1,576
$2,784
typical bill a year
0.76%
effective rate
$364,700
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Newnan

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

See newnanga.gov for Newnan’s current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Newnan yet.newnanga.gov ↗
Who works for Newnan

One full-time city employee for every 116 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 (44,485).

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

Police99 + 3 pt
Fire65
Water & other utilities45
Parks & libraries36 + 15 pt
Administration & buildings25 + 8 pt
Roads & transportation28
Sewer & trash17
Courts, inspections & corrections4
Other63 + 1 pt
382
full-time
27
part-time
$2.0M
payroll for March 2022
$23.9M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$61,900
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
87
sworn police officers
64
full-time firefighters
Compared, 2022.Newnan had 8.9 full-time staff per 1,000 residents in March 2022. The median for the 13 of the 22 Georgia cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools that reported 2022 staff was 7.2: Newnan had more than 62% 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

Coweta County School District

Newnan’s K–12 school district, shared with Grantville, Moreland, Senoia, Sharpsburg, Turin and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Newnan →
$14,562
per pupil · GA $15,800
23,040
students
None
long-term debt

Of the $14,562 per pupil, $9,482 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 54%State 37%Federal 8%

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

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

Elections · 2024 general election

Newnan’s votes are counted by county

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

President · Coweta County’s results85,916 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican66.6%57,204 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat32.7%28,111 votes

Others: 0.7% (601 votes).

Most votes in Coweta County: Donald J Trump

Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%

The county’s page

100% of Newnan lies in Coweta County. Every 2024 race in Coweta County is on the county’s page.

Coweta 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 Newnan

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Newnan.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Officials: newnanga.gov ↗
  2. 2
    Georgia HouseNewnan is split between 2 districts
    Lynn SmithJosh Bonner
  3. 3
    Georgia SenateState senator
    Matt Brass
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
    Brian Kemp
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
    Brian Jack
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Georgia
    Jon OssoffRaphael G. Warnock
Find your state legislators by address ↗

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

Next door

How Newnan compares with the towns next door

Newnan spent $726 per resident in 2022. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.

East Newnan: unincorporated, no town budgetEast NewnanNewnan
Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Newnan$726$2,784

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 Newnan’s government

The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.

The Handbook →
Official websitenewnanga.gov ↗

Questions about Newnan’s government

How much does Newnan spend per resident?

About $863 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $726 was less than 77% of 22 Georgia cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Newnan?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,784 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.76% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see newnanga.gov.

Who runs Newnan’s government?

See newnanga.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Newnan yet.

How did Newnan vote in 2024?

Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Newnan alone. Coweta County, where 100% of Newnan lies, voted Trump 66.6%, Harris 32.7% for president; its page has every race.

How many people work for Newnan?

382 full-time and 27 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $2.0M (about $23.9M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Newnan in the state legislature?

Newnan is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Georgia Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 6 (Matt Brass). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

When is the next public meeting in Newnan?

The next posted meeting is City Council on Tuesday, November 10, at 2:30 pm in 25 LaGrange Street, Newnan City Hall, Richard A. Bolin Council Chambers, 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 →