Photo: Rivers Langley; SaveRivers · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Waverly Hall run?
Waverly Hall’s town government spent $706,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $860 per resident.
What stands out about how Waverly Hall is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Harris County School District
Waverly Hall’s K–12 school district, shared with Hamilton, Shiloh, Pine Mountain. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,199 per pupil, $7,949 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 $860 per resident a year, or $2.36 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 25%.
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$860 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Waverly Hall’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($860 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. Waverly Hall spent more than 63% of 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; Waverly Hall itself left out).
No trend yet
Waverly Hall reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,784 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.12% 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 Waverly Hall’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 Waverly Hall’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Waverly Hall →
Who’s in charge in Waverly Hall
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 68 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 (821).
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.
Waverly Hall’s votes are counted by county
Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Waverly Hall alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Harris County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican72.8%16,283 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat26.7%5,976 votesOthers: 0.4% (94 votes).
Most votes in Harris County: Donald J Trump
Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%
100% of Waverly Hall lies in Harris County. Every 2024 race in Harris County is on the county’s page.
Harris 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 Waverly Hall.
- 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.
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Questions about Waverly Hall’s government
How much does Waverly Hall spend per resident?
About $860 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 $860 was more than 63% of 243 Georgia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Waverly Hall?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,784 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.12% 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 Waverly Hall’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Waverly Hall yet.
How did Waverly Hall vote in 2024?
Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Waverly Hall alone. Harris County, where 100% of Waverly Hall lies, voted Trump 72.8%, Harris 26.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Waverly Hall?
12 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $29,479 (about $353,748 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Waverly Hall in the state legislature?
State Senate District 29 (Randy Robertson) and State House District 139 (Carmen Rice). The House district also covers parts of 1 neighboring town. 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 →