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Town Hall · Ridgeland

How is Ridgeland run?

Ridgeland’s city government spent $26.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,081 per resident. Water and other utilities ($3.9 million) are counted separately.

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Day-to-day spending, 2024
$26.4M
year to September 30, 2024
Per resident, 2024
$1,081
In 2022: $970, less than 57% of 44 similar cities
Long-term debt
$67.7M
end of FY2024, reported
City staff, 2025
236
full-time · 23 part-time · March payroll $1.2M · Census estimate
Typical tax bill
$1,909
0.69% of home value · MS 0.72%

What stands out about how Ridgeland is run

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

Agendas posted online6 upcoming meetings posted, with agendas.Runs its own water & sewer22% of day-to-day spending goes to water, sewer and trash (2024).A shared school districtShares Madison County School District with 3 other towns.Split between districts3 State House and 2 U.S. House districts cover Ridgeland; your street decides yours.
★ What stands out · Meetings

6 upcoming meetings at town hall

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

Recent meetings

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 $1,081 per resident a year, or $2.96 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 29%.

Where the money comes from
From the state 51%Property taxes 19%Fees & charges 11%Utility sales 7%Interest, fines & other 5%From other local governments 4%Sales taxes 2%Other taxes & licenses 1%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $12.1 million; interest on debt $2.3 million; payments to other governments $1.9 million. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $46.6 million.
Compared with similar places

$970 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities

Ridgeland’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($970 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 44 Mississippi cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,019, and the middle half spent $794–$1,191. Ridgeland spent less than 57% of them.

Middle half of the group, $794–$1,191Median $1,019Ridgeland

Includes sewer and trash ($2.5 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →

The group
44

Mississippi cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Ridgeland itself left out).

Over the years

Day-to-day spending is up 14% since 2022

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

Day-to-day spending by fiscal year

2022$23.2 million
2023$24.5 million
2024$26.4 million

Per resident: 2022: $970 · 2023: $1,018 · 2024: $1,081.

City staff
236

full-time in March 2025, up from 234 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 $1,909 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.69% of the home’s value, vs 0.72% across Mississippi.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Madison$2,569
Ridgeland$1,909
Jackson$1,352
Mississippi$1,215
$1,909
typical bill a year
0.69%
effective rate
$275,200
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Ridgeland’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 Ridgeland’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Ridgeland →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Ridgeland

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

See ridgelandms.org for Ridgeland’s current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Ridgeland yet.ridgelandms.org ↗
Who works for Ridgeland

One full-time city employee for every 103 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 (24,404).

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

Police82 + 5 pt
Fire60
Parks & libraries13 + 18 pt
Administration & buildings21
Roads & transportation19
Courts, inspections & corrections10
Housing & development8
Sewer & trash5
Water & other utilities5
Other13
236
full-time
23
part-time
$1.2M
payroll for March 2025
$14.7M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$61,900
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
63
sworn police officers
55
full-time firefighters
Estimates.Ridgeland 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

Madison County School District

Ridgeland’s K–12 school district, shared with Flora, Madison, Gluckstadt. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Ridgeland →
$12,712
per pupil · MS $12,392
12,971
students
$41.4 million
long-term debt

Of the $12,712 per pupil, $7,692 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 50%State 41%Federal 10%

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

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

Elections · 2024 general election

Ridgeland’s votes are counted by county

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

President · Madison County’s results55,710 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican58.0%32,333 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat40.7%22,700 votes

Others: 1.2% (677 votes).

Most votes in Madison County: Donald J Trump

Mississippi: Trump 60.9%, Harris 38.0%

The county’s page

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

Madison 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 Ridgeland

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Ridgeland.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Officials: ridgelandms.org ↗
  2. 2
    Mississippi HouseRidgeland is split between 3 districts
    Jill FordJustis GibbsShanda Yates
  3. 3
    Mississippi SenateState senator
    Kamesha MumfordWalter Michel
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
    Tate Reeves
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseSplit between districts
    Michael GuestBennie G. Thompson
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Mississippi
    Roger F. WickerCindy Hyde-Smith
Find your state legislators by address ↗Find your House district by ZIP code ↗

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

Next door

How Ridgeland compares with the towns next door

Ridgeland spent $970 per resident in 2022; the 2 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $986 to $1,038. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.

Madison: $986 per resident (2022)Jackson: $1,038 per resident (2022)MadisonJacksonRidgeland
Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Madison$986$2,569
Jackson$1,038$1,352
Ridgeland$970$1,909

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 Ridgeland’s government

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

The Handbook →
Official websiteridgelandms.org ↗

Questions about Ridgeland’s government

How much does Ridgeland spend per resident?

About $1,081 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $970 was less than 57% of 44 Mississippi cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Ridgeland?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,909 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.69% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.72% across Mississippi. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see ridgelandms.org.

Who runs Ridgeland’s government?

See ridgelandms.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Ridgeland yet.

How did Ridgeland vote in 2024?

Mississippi counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Ridgeland alone. Madison County, where 100% of Ridgeland lies, voted Trump 58.0%, Harris 40.7% for president; its page has every race.

How many people work for Ridgeland?

236 full-time and 23 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $1.2M (about $14.7M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.

Who represents Ridgeland in the state legislature?

Ridgeland is split among 3 State House districts and 2 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 Ridgeland?

The next posted meeting is Regular on Tuesday, November 3, at 6:00 pm, from the city’s own agenda portal.

Ask neighbors about Ridgeland’s government

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

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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 →