Richmond Hill Plantation · Photo: David Deiner, Photographer · Public domainHow is Richmond Hill run?
Richmond Hill’s city government spent $18 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,025 per resident. Water and other utilities ($3 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Richmond Hill is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Who’s in charge in Richmond Hill
From public records with a current term; a name is hidden the day its term ends.
Council members and agencies: richmondhill-ga.gov ↗
Richmond Hill’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on richmondhill-ga.gov ↗.
About $1,025 per resident a year, or $2.81 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 26%.
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$1,147 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Richmond Hill’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,147 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 42 Georgia cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,183, and the middle half spent $865–$1,687. Richmond Hill spent less than 62% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($4.5 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 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Richmond Hill itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 9% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Richmond Hill reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,147 · 2023: $1,025. Per resident it went from $1,147 to $1,025 (down 11%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 14,408 to 17,556.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $2,666 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.85% 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 Richmond Hill’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 Richmond Hill’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Richmond Hill →
One full-time city employee for every 172 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (17,556).
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.
Bryan County School District
Richmond Hill’s K–12 school district, shared with Pembroke. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,438 per pupil, $7,563 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.
Richmond Hill’s votes are counted by county
Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Richmond Hill alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Bryan County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican67.9%16,738 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat31.6%7,779 votesOthers: 0.5% (134 votes).
Most votes in Bryan County: Donald J Trump
Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%
100% of Richmond Hill lies in Bryan County. Every 2024 race in Bryan County is on the county’s page.
Bryan 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 Richmond Hill.
- 1Your cityMayorKristi Coxas listed by Open States, October 9, 2026
- 2Georgia HouseRichmond Hill 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 Richmond Hill’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Richmond Hill’s government
How much does Richmond Hill spend per resident?
About $1,025 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,147 was less than 62% of 42 Georgia cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Richmond Hill?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,666 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.85% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see richmondhill-ga.gov.
Who is the mayor of Richmond Hill?
Kristi Cox, as listed by Open States (checked October 9, 2026). The council and agencies are listed on richmondhill-ga.gov.
How did Richmond Hill vote in 2024?
Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Richmond Hill alone. Bryan County, where 100% of Richmond Hill lies, voted Trump 67.9%, Harris 31.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Richmond Hill?
102 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $452,298 (about $5.4M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Richmond Hill in the state legislature?
Richmond Hill is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Georgia Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 1 (Ben Watson). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Richmond Hill’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 →