Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Athens run?
Athens’ village government spent $127,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $567 per resident. Water and other utilities ($132,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Athens is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $567 per resident a year, or $1.55 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 56%.
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No comparison or trend for Athens yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Athens’ 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2023 only (2022 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $211 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.25% of the home’s value, vs 0.55% across Louisiana.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Athens’ 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 Athens’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Athens →
Who’s in charge in Athens
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Claiborne Parish School District
Athens’ K–12 school district, shared with Haynesville, Homer, Lisbon, Junction City. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,387 per pupil, $8,706 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.
Louisiana districts overall: 47% local, 34% state, 19% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Athens.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Louisiana HouseState representatives
- 3Louisiana SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Louisiana
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Athens’ government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Athens’ government
How much does Athens spend per resident?
About $567 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Athens?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $211 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.25% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.55% across Louisiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the village’s assessor.
Who runs Athens’ government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Athens yet.
How many people work for Athens?
0 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $761 (about $9,132 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Athens in the state legislature?
State Senate District 33 (Stewart Cathey) and State House District 11 (Rashid Young). The House district also covers 10 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Athens’ 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 →