Dr. Robert L. and Sarah Alberta Smith House · Photo: Timkemp · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Sharpsburg run?
Sharpsburg’s town government spent $209,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $585 per resident. Water and other utilities ($16,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Sharpsburg is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Coweta County School District
Sharpsburg’s K–12 school district, shared with Grantville, Moreland, Newnan, Senoia, Turin and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
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.
Georgia districts overall: 49% local, 39% state, 12% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $585 per resident a year, or $1.60 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 58%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$585 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Sharpsburg’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($585 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 $697, and the middle half spent $428–$1,080. Sharpsburg spent less than 59% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($20,000), 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; Sharpsburg itself left out).
No trend yet
Sharpsburg reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,674 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.57% 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 Sharpsburg’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 Sharpsburg’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Sharpsburg →
Who’s in charge in Sharpsburg
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 119 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 (357).
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.
Sharpsburg’s votes are counted by county
Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Sharpsburg alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Coweta County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican66.6%57,204 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat32.7%28,111 votesOthers: 0.7% (601 votes).
Most votes in Coweta County: Donald J Trump
Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%
100% of Sharpsburg lies in Coweta County. Every 2024 race in Coweta County is on the county’s page.
Coweta 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 Sharpsburg.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Georgia HouseSharpsburg 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.
How Sharpsburg compares with the towns next door
Sharpsburg spent $585 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $922. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Turin | $922 | $4,920 |
| Sharpsburg | $585 | $1,674 |
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 Sharpsburg’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Sharpsburg’s government
How much does Sharpsburg spend per resident?
About $585 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 $585 was less than 59% of 243 Georgia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Sharpsburg?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,674 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.57% 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 Sharpsburg’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Sharpsburg yet.
How did Sharpsburg vote in 2024?
Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Sharpsburg alone. Coweta County, where 100% of Sharpsburg lies, voted Trump 66.6%, Harris 32.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Sharpsburg?
3 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $8,771 (about $105,252 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Sharpsburg in the state legislature?
Sharpsburg 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.
Ask neighbors about Sharpsburg’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 →