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Town Hall · Brandon

How is Brandon run?

Brandon’s town government spent $29.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,153 per resident. Water and other utilities ($5 million) are counted separately.

Town website
Next public meeting

Board of Aldermen and Mayor

6:00 pm · Brandon Municipal Complex Boardroom

All meetings →
Day-to-day spending, 2024
$29.4M
year to September 30, 2024
Per resident, 2024
$1,153
2022 was an estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
$49.8M
end of FY2024, reported
Town staff, 2025
154
full-time · 11 part-time · March payroll $722,891 · Census estimate
Typical tax bill
$1,822
0.65% of home value · MS 0.72%

What stands out about how Brandon is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and official records.

Agendas posted online6 upcoming meetings posted, with agendas.Runs its own water & sewer36% of day-to-day spending goes to water, sewer and trash (2024).A shared school districtShares Rankin County School District with 5 other towns.Split between districts3 State House districts cover Brandon; your street decides yours.
★ What stands out · Meetings

6 upcoming meetings at town hall

From Brandon’s own agenda portal, checked daily. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check before you go.

Recent meetings

  • Oct26
    Planning CommissionMonday · 6:00 pm · 1000 Municipal Drive, Board RoomMeeting page ↗
  • Oct19
    Board of Aldermen and MayorMonday · 6:00 pm · Brandon Municipal Complex BoardroomRegular Board MeetingAgenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Oct5
    Board of Aldermen and MayorMonday · 6:00 pm · Brandon Municipal Complex BoardroomRegular Board MeetingMeeting page ↗
  • Oct5
    Board of Aldermen and MayorMonday · 6:00 pm · Brandon Municipal Complex BoardroomRegular Board MeetingAgenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Oct5
    GeneralMonday · 5:30 pmOne Time EventAgenda ↗Meeting page ↗
Go in person

Most meetings are open to the public, and many have a public comment period at the start.

Agenda portal ↗
Your share of the 2024 budget

About $1,153 per resident a year, or $3.16 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: parks & libraries, at 28%.

Where the money comes from
From the state 29%Fees & charges 25%Property taxes 18%From other local governments 12%Utility sales 10%Sales taxes 2%Interest, fines & other 2%Other taxes & licenses 1%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $17.1 million; interest on debt $1.5 million. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $53.1 million.
Compared with similar places

No comparison for Brandon yet

The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample). Brandon’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars), so it has no like-for-like peer figure. It reported 2024; the next full count is 2027.

How Town Hall compares budgets →
Over the years

Day-to-day spending is down 5% since 2023

Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Brandon reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.

Day-to-day spending by fiscal year

2023$31.1 million
2024$29.4 million

Per resident: 2023: $1,225 · 2024: $1,153.

Town staff
154

full-time in March 2025, up from 151 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.

Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,822 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.65% of the home’s value, vs 0.72% across Mississippi.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Brandon$1,822
Mississippi$1,215
Pearl$1,209
$1,822
typical bill a year
0.65%
effective rate
$278,900
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Brandon’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.

Tax bills are one input to Brandon’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Brandon →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Brandon

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

See cityofbrandon.net for Brandon’s current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Brandon yet.cityofbrandon.net ↗
Who works for Brandon

One full-time town employee for every 166 residents

On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (25,502).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025

Police43
Administration & buildings41 + 3 pt
Fire38 + 6 pt
Water & other utilities11
Courts, inspections & corrections6
Sewer & trash4 + 1 pt
Parks & libraries3 + 1 pt
Roads & transportation3
Other5
154
full-time
11
part-time
$722,891
payroll for March 2025
$8.7M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$54,400
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
35
sworn police officers
37
full-time firefighters
Estimates.Brandon didn’t report its staff figures; these are the Census Bureau’s estimates, so they aren’t compared with other towns.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

Rankin County School District

Brandon’s K–12 school district, shared with Florence, Pelahatchie, Puckett, Flowood, Richland. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Brandon →
$11,987
per pupil · MS $12,392
18,485
students
$170.9 million
long-term debt

Of the $11,987 per pupil, $7,266 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 43%State 46%Federal 11%

Mississippi districts overall: 33% local, 45% state, 23% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Elections · 2024 general election

Brandon’s votes are counted by county

Mississippi reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Brandon alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Rankin County’s results.

President · Rankin County’s results69,678 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican73.0%50,896 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat25.9%18,060 votes

Others: 1.0% (722 votes).

Most votes in Rankin County: Donald J Trump

Mississippi: Trump 60.9%, Harris 38.0%

The county’s page

100% of Brandon lies in Rankin County. Every 2024 race in Rankin County is on the county’s page.

Rankin County’s 2024 results →
DemocratRepublicanLibertarianIndependent / other

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.

Who represents Brandon

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Brandon.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Officials: cityofbrandon.net ↗
  2. 2
    Mississippi HouseBrandon is split between 3 districts
    Fred ShanksLee YanceyGene Newman
  3. 3
    Mississippi SenateState senator
    Dean KirbyJosh HarkinsBrian Rhodes
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
    Tate Reeves
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
    Michael Guest
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Mississippi
    Roger F. WickerCindy Hyde-Smith
Find your state legislators by address ↗

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Next door

How Brandon compares with the towns next door

Brandon’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. None of its neighbors reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.

Pearl: no reported 2022 figuresPearlBrandon
Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Pearlestimate$1,209
Brandonestimate$1,822

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 Brandon’s government

The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.

The Handbook →
Official websitecityofbrandon.net ↗

Questions about Brandon’s government

How much does Brandon spend per resident?

About $1,153 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.

What is the property tax rate in Brandon?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,822 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.65% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.72% across Mississippi. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofbrandon.net.

Who runs Brandon’s government?

See cityofbrandon.net for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Brandon yet.

How did Brandon vote in 2024?

Mississippi counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Brandon alone. Rankin County, where 100% of Brandon lies, voted Trump 73.0%, Harris 25.9% for president; its page has every race.

How many people work for Brandon?

154 full-time and 11 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $722,891 (about $8.7M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.

Who represents Brandon in the state legislature?

Brandon is split among 3 State House districts and 3 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Mississippi Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

When is the next public meeting in Brandon?

The next posted meeting is Board of Aldermen and Mayor on Monday, November 2, at 6:00 pm in Brandon Municipal Complex Boardroom, from the town’s own agenda portal.

Ask neighbors about Brandon’s government

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
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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 →