Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 3.0Pavo spent more per resident in 2022 than 68% of similar cities
Pavo’s city government spent $566,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $940 per resident.
What stands out about how Pavo is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$940 per resident in 2022: more than 68% of them
Pavo’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($940 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 $696, and the middle half spent $428–$1,080. Pavo spent more than 68% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($50,000), 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; Pavo itself left out).
About $940 per resident a year, or $2.58 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 36%.
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No trend yet
Pavo reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $947 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.78% 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 Pavo’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 Pavo’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Pavo →
Who’s in charge in Pavo
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 100 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 (602).
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.
Thomas County School District
Pavo’s K–12 school district, shared with Boston, Coolidge, Ochlocknee, Meigs, Barwick. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,529 per pupil, $9,296 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.
Brooks County School District · $16,375 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Pavo’s votes are counted by county
Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Pavo alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Thomas County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican61.9%13,670 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat37.8%8,347 votesOthers: 0.3% (63 votes).
Most votes in Thomas County: Donald J Trump
Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%
61% of Pavo lies in Thomas County; the rest in Brooks County. Every 2024 race in Thomas County is on the county’s page.
Thomas 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 Pavo.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Georgia HousePavo is split between 2 districts
- 3Georgia SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseSplit between districts
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Georgia
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Pavo’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Pavo’s government
How much does Pavo spend per resident?
About $940 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 $940 was more than 68% of 243 Georgia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Pavo?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $947 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.78% 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 Pavo’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Pavo yet.
How did Pavo vote in 2024?
Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Pavo alone. Thomas County, where 61% of Pavo lies, voted Trump 61.9%, Harris 37.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Pavo?
6 full-time and 0 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $24,592 (about $295,104 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Pavo in the state legislature?
Pavo is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Georgia Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 11 (Sam Watson). 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 →