Photo: Saverivers · CC BY-SA 4.0Warm Springs spent more per resident in 2022 than 93% of similar cities
Warm Springs’ city government spent $763,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,893 per resident. Water and other utilities ($341,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Warm Springs is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,893 per resident in 2022: more than 93% of them
Warm Springs’ day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,893 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. Warm Springs spent more than 93% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($298,000), 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; Warm Springs itself left out).
About $1,893 per resident a year, or $5.19 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 39%.
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No trend yet
Warm Springs reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,964 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.09% 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 Warm Springs’ 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 Warm Springs’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Warm Springs →
Who’s in charge in Warm Springs
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Warm Springs’ meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on warmspringsga.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 134 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 (403).
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.
Meriwether County School District
Warm Springs’ K–12 school district, shared with Gay, Greenville, Lone Oak, Luthersville, Woodbury and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $19,298 per pupil, $9,549 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.
Warm Springs’ votes are counted by county
Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Warm Springs alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Meriwether County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican62.6%7,375 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat37.1%4,373 votesOthers: 0.3% (40 votes).
Most votes in Meriwether County: Donald J Trump
Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%
100% of Warm Springs lies in Meriwether County. Every 2024 race in Meriwether County is on the county’s page.
Meriwether 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 Warm Springs.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: warmspringsga.com ↗
- 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 Warm Springs’ government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Warm Springs’ government
How much does Warm Springs spend per resident?
About $1,893 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 $1,893 was more than 93% of 243 Georgia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Warm Springs?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,964 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.09% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see warmspringsga.com.
Who runs Warm Springs’ government?
See warmspringsga.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Warm Springs yet.
How did Warm Springs vote in 2024?
Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Warm Springs alone. Meriwether County, where 100% of Warm Springs lies, voted Trump 62.6%, Harris 37.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Warm Springs?
3 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $10,932 (about $131,184 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Warm Springs in the state legislature?
State Senate District 29 (Randy Robertson) and State House District 137 (Debbie Buckner). The House district also covers eight other 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; 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 →