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Town Hall · Fountain Inn

How is Fountain Inn run?

Fountain Inn’s city government spent $11.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $973 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Fountain Inn didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

Town website
Next public meeting

Board of Zoning Appeals

6:00 pm · 300 Wall Street

All meetings →
Day-to-day spending, 2024
$11.4M
year to December 31, 2024 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2024
$973
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
$5.8M
end of 2024 · Census estimate
City staff, 2022
104
full-time · 19 part-time · March payroll $443,090
Typical tax bill
$1,430
0.52% of home value · SC 0.48%

What stands out about how Fountain Inn is run

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

Agendas posted online6 upcoming meetings posted, with agendas.Mayor George Patrick McLeer, Jr.As listed by Open States, October 9, 2026.Runs its own water & sewer52% of day-to-day spending goes to water, sewer and trash (a Census estimate).A shared school districtShares Greenville County School District with 5 other towns.
★ What stands out · Meetings

6 upcoming meetings at town hall

From Fountain Inn’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 $973 per resident a year, or $2.67 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 27%.

Where the money comes from
Utility sales 44%Fees & charges 15%Other taxes & licenses 12%Property taxes 11%Sales taxes 7%Interest, fines & other 5%From the state 3%From other local governments 2%From the federal government <1%
An estimate

Fountain Inn didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.

Not in the receipt.Building projects $21.9 million; interest on debt $245,000; payments to other governments $24,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $42.7 million.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Fountain Inn yet

Every year of Fountain Inn’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.

How Town Hall compares budgets →
Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Fountain Inn

From public records with a current term; a name is hidden the day its term ends.

George Patrick McLeer, Jr.Mayor · as listed by Open States, October 9, 2026Office of the Mayor ↗

Council members and agencies: fountaininn.org ↗

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,430 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.52% of the home’s value, vs 0.48% across South Carolina.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Simpsonville$1,443
Fountain Inn$1,430
South Carolina$1,251
$1,430
typical bill a year
0.52%
effective rate
$275,300
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

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

Who works for Fountain Inn

One full-time city employee for every 113 residents

On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (11,758).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022

Police29 + 8 pt
Fire22 + 1 pt
Water & other utilities18
Sewer & trash15
Parks & libraries7 + 9 pt
Administration & buildings7
Courts, inspections & corrections2
Other4 + 1 pt
104
full-time
19
part-time
$443,090
payroll for March 2022
$5.3M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$49,200
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
29
sworn police officers
22
full-time firefighters
Not compared.Staff are compared with the same group as the budget, and Fountain Inn’s 2022 budget was a Census estimate, so there is no group to compare with.

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

Greenville County School District

Fountain Inn’s K–12 school district, shared with Greenville, Mauldin, Simpsonville, Travelers Rest, Greer. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Fountain Inn →
$13,376
per pupil · SC $15,090
78,371
students
$806.9 million
long-term debt

Of the $13,376 per pupil, $7,449 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 12%

South Carolina districts overall: 45% local, 43% state, 13% federal.

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

Elections · 2024 general election

Fountain Inn’s votes are counted by county

South Carolina reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Fountain Inn alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Greenville County’s results.

President · Greenville County’s results263,316 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican60.2%158,541 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat38.0%100,074 votes

Others: 1.8% (4,701 votes).

Most votes in Greenville County: Donald J Trump

South Carolina: Trump 58.2%, Harris 40.4%

The county’s page

75% of Fountain Inn lies in Greenville County; the rest in Laurens County. Every 2024 race in Greenville County is on the county’s page.

Greenville 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 Fountain Inn

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Fountain Inn.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor
    George Patrick McLeer, Jr.as listed by Open States, October 9, 2026
  2. 2
    South Carolina HouseFountain Inn is split between 2 districts
    Mark WillisDavid Vaughan
  3. 3
    South Carolina SenateState senator
    Ross TurnerDanny VerdinShane Martin
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
    Henry McMaster
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseSplit between districts
    Sheri BiggsWilliam R. Timmons IV
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of South Carolina
    Tim ScottDarline Graham
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 Fountain Inn compares with the towns next door

Fountain Inn’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 0 of the 1 towns next door reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.

Simpsonville: no reported 2022 figuresSimpsonvilleFountain Inn
Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Simpsonvilleestimate$1,443
Fountain Innestimate$1,430

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 Fountain Inn’s government

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

The Handbook →
Official websitefountaininn.org ↗

Questions about Fountain Inn’s government

How much does Fountain Inn spend per resident?

About $973 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Fountain Inn didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $42.7 million.

What is the property tax rate in Fountain Inn?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,430 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.52% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.48% across South Carolina. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see fountaininn.org.

Who is the mayor of Fountain Inn?

George Patrick McLeer, Jr., as listed by Open States (checked October 9, 2026). The council and agencies are listed on fountaininn.org.

How did Fountain Inn vote in 2024?

South Carolina counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Fountain Inn alone. Greenville County, where 75% of Fountain Inn lies, voted Trump 60.2%, Harris 38.0% for president; its page has every race.

How many people work for Fountain Inn?

104 full-time and 19 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $443,090 (about $5.3M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Fountain Inn in the state legislature?

Fountain Inn is split among 2 State House districts and 3 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The South Carolina Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

When is the next public meeting in Fountain Inn?

The next posted meeting is Board of Zoning Appeals on Thursday, November 5, at 6:00 pm in 300 Wall Street, from the city’s own agenda portal.

Ask neighbors about Fountain Inn’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 (for Fountain Inn, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →