White Plains · Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 3.0How is Algood run?
Algood’s city government spent $4.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,091 per resident. Water and other utilities ($2.3 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Algood is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,091 per resident a year, or $2.99 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 32%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$679 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Algood’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($679 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 43 Tennessee cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $757, and the middle half spent $418–$1,168. Algood spent less than 56% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($518,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Tennessee cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Algood itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 40% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Algood reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $679 · 2024: $1,091. Per resident it went from $679 to $1,091 (up 61%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 4,547 to 3,971.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $978 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.51% of the home’s value, vs 0.50% across Tennessee.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Algood’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 Algood’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Algood →
Who’s in charge in Algood
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 107 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 (3,971).
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.
Putnam County School District
Algood’s K–12 school district, shared with Baxter, Cookeville, Monterey. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,973 per pupil, $7,231 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.
Tennessee districts overall: 40% local, 44% state, 16% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Algood’s votes are counted by county
Tennessee reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Algood alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Putnam County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican73.1%25,554 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat25.7%8,991 votesOthers: 1.1% (394 votes).
Most votes in Putnam County: Donald J Trump
Tennessee: Trump 64.2%, Harris 34.5%
100% of Algood lies in Putnam County. Every 2024 race in Putnam County is on the county’s page.
Putnam 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 Algood.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Tennessee HouseState representatives
- 3Tennessee SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Tennessee
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Algood compares with the towns next door
Algood spent $679 per resident in 2022. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Cookeville | estimate | $1,590 |
| Algood | $679 | $978 |
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 Algood’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Algood’s government
How much does Algood spend per resident?
About $1,091 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $679 was less than 56% of 43 Tennessee cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Algood?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $978 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.51% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.50% across Tennessee. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Algood’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Algood yet.
How did Algood vote in 2024?
Tennessee counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Algood alone. Putnam County, where 100% of Algood lies, voted Trump 73.1%, Harris 25.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Algood?
37 full-time and 25 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $146,041 (about $1.8M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Algood in the state legislature?
State Senate District 15 (Paul Bailey) and State House District 42 (Ryan Williams). The House district also covers two neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Algood’s 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 →