Photo: I20sc · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Rutledge run?
Rutledge’s city government spent $588,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $708 per resident. Water and other utilities ($92,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Rutledge is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $708 per resident a year, or $1.94 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 35%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$708 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Rutledge’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($708 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. Rutledge spent more than 51% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($73,000), 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; Rutledge itself left out).
No trend yet
Rutledge reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $2,051 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.72% 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 Rutledge’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 Rutledge’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Rutledge →
Who’s in charge in Rutledge
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Rutledge’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on rutledgega.us ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 104 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 (831).
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.
Morgan County School District
Rutledge’s K–12 school district, shared with Bostwick, Buckhead, Madison. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,957 per pupil, $9,077 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.
Rutledge’s votes are counted by county
Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Rutledge alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Morgan County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican72.7%9,589 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat26.8%3,533 votesOthers: 0.4% (59 votes).
Most votes in Morgan County: Donald J Trump
Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%
100% of Rutledge lies in Morgan County. Every 2024 race in Morgan County is on the county’s page.
Morgan 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 Rutledge.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: rutledgega.us ↗
- 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 Rutledge’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Rutledge’s government
How much does Rutledge spend per resident?
About $708 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 $708 was more than 51% of 243 Georgia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Rutledge?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,051 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.72% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see rutledgega.us.
Who runs Rutledge’s government?
See rutledgega.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Rutledge yet.
How did Rutledge vote in 2024?
Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Rutledge alone. Morgan County, where 100% of Rutledge lies, voted Trump 72.7%, Harris 26.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Rutledge?
8 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $15,117 (about $181,404 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Rutledge in the state legislature?
State Senate District 42 (Brian Strickland) and State House District 114 (Tim Fleming). The House district also covers eight other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Rutledge’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 →