Photo: Thomson M · CC BY 3.0How is Talking Rock run?
Talking Rock’s town government spent $101,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,329 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Talking Rock didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Talking Rock is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Pickens County School District
Talking Rock’s K–12 school district, shared with Jasper, Nelson. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,901 per pupil, $9,279 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 $1,329 per resident a year, or $3.64 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 25%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Talking Rock didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Talking Rock yet
Every year of Talking Rock’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $5,563 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.97% 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 Talking Rock’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 Talking Rock’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Talking Rock →
Who’s in charge in Talking Rock
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Talking Rock’s votes are counted by county
Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Talking Rock alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Pickens County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican82.6%17,281 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat16.8%3,522 votesOthers: 0.5% (112 votes).
Most votes in Pickens County: Donald J Trump
Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%
100% of Talking Rock lies in Pickens County. Every 2024 race in Pickens County is on the county’s page.
Pickens 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 Talking Rock.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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 Talking Rock’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Talking Rock’s government
How much does Talking Rock spend per resident?
About $1,329 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Talking Rock didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $101,000.
What is the property tax rate in Talking Rock?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $5,563 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.97% 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 Talking Rock’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Talking Rock yet.
How did Talking Rock vote in 2024?
Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Talking Rock alone. Pickens County, where 100% of Talking Rock lies, voted Trump 82.6%, Harris 16.8% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Talking Rock in the state legislature?
State Senate District 51 (Steve Gooch) and State House District 11 (Rick Jasperse). The House district also covers three neighboring towns. 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 (for Talking Rock, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →