How is Snow Lake Shores run?
Snow Lake Shores’ town government spent $0 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $0 per resident. Water and other utilities ($378,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Snow Lake Shores is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
No comparison or trend for Snow Lake Shores yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Snow Lake Shores’ 2022 operating figures are mostly a Census estimate, so they aren’t compared. It reported 2022 only, so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $517 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.31% of the home’s value, vs 0.72% across Mississippi.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Snow Lake Shores’ 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 Snow Lake Shores’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Snow Lake Shores →
Who’s in charge in Snow Lake Shores
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 146 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (291).
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.
Benton County School District
Snow Lake Shores’ K–12 school district, shared with Ashland, Hickory Flat. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,916 per pupil, $7,352 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.
Mississippi districts overall: 33% local, 45% state, 23% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Snow Lake Shores’ votes are counted by county
Mississippi reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Snow Lake Shores alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Benton County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican65.3%2,535 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat34.0%1,318 votesOthers: 0.7% (27 votes).
Most votes in Benton County: Donald J Trump
Mississippi: Trump 60.9%, Harris 38.0%
100% of Snow Lake Shores lies in Benton County. Every 2024 race in Benton County is on the county’s page.
Benton 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 Snow Lake Shores.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Mississippi HouseState representatives
- 3Mississippi SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Mississippi
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Snow Lake Shores’ government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Snow Lake Shores’ government
How much does Snow Lake Shores spend per resident?
About $0 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Snow Lake Shores?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $517 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.31% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.72% across Mississippi. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Snow Lake Shores’ government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Snow Lake Shores yet.
How did Snow Lake Shores vote in 2024?
Mississippi counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Snow Lake Shores alone. Benton County, where 100% of Snow Lake Shores lies, voted Trump 65.3%, Harris 34.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Snow Lake Shores?
2 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $10,874 (about $130,488 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Snow Lake Shores in the state legislature?
State Senate District 3 (Kathy Chism) and State House District 13 (Steve Massengill). The House district also covers seven other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Snow Lake Shores’ government
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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 →