Photo: Rivers Langley; SaveRivers · CC BY-SA 3.0Pine Mountain spent more per resident in 2022 than 95% of similar cities
Pine Mountain’s town government spent $3.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,144 per resident. Water and other utilities ($276,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Pine Mountain is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$2,144 per resident in 2022: more than 95% of them
Pine Mountain’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($2,144 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–$1,060. Pine Mountain spent more than 95% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($215,000), 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; Pine Mountain itself left out).
About $2,144 per resident a year, or $5.87 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 27%.
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No trend yet
Pine Mountain reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $4,156 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.14% 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 Pine Mountain’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 Pine Mountain’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Pine Mountain →
Who’s in charge in Pine Mountain
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 61 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 (1,452).
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.
Harris County School District
Pine Mountain’s K–12 school district, shared with Hamilton, Shiloh, Waverly Hall. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,199 per pupil, $7,949 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.
Meriwether County School District · $19,298 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Pine Mountain’s votes are counted by county
Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Pine Mountain alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Harris County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican72.8%16,283 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat26.7%5,976 votesOthers: 0.4% (94 votes).
Most votes in Harris County: Donald J Trump
Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%
93% of Pine Mountain lies in Harris County; the rest in Meriwether County. Every 2024 race in Harris County is on the county’s page.
Harris 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 Pine Mountain.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Georgia HousePine Mountain is split between 2 districts
- 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 Pine Mountain’s government
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Questions about Pine Mountain’s government
How much does Pine Mountain spend per resident?
About $2,144 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 $2,144 was more than 95% of 243 Georgia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Pine Mountain?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $4,156 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.14% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Pine Mountain’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Pine Mountain yet.
How did Pine Mountain vote in 2024?
Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Pine Mountain alone. Harris County, where 93% of Pine Mountain lies, voted Trump 72.8%, Harris 26.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Pine Mountain?
24 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $62,979 (about $755,748 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Pine Mountain in the state legislature?
Pine Mountain is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Georgia Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 29 (Randy Robertson). 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 →