How is Collegedale run?
Collegedale’s city government spent $8.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $712 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Collegedale didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Collegedale is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Hamilton County School District
Collegedale’s K–12 school district, shared with Chattanooga, East Ridge, Lakesite, Lookout Mountain, Red Bank and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,443 per pupil, $10,089 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.
About $712 per resident a year, or $1.95 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 20%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Collegedale didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Collegedale yet
Every year of Collegedale’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $2,402 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.66% 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 Collegedale’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 Collegedale’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Collegedale →
Who’s in charge in Collegedale
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Collegedale’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on collegedaletn.gov ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 211 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 (11,400).
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.
Collegedale’s votes are counted by county
Tennessee reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Collegedale alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Hamilton County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican55.7%97,195 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat42.7%74,437 votesOthers: 1.6% (2,806 votes).
Most votes in Hamilton County: Donald J Trump
Tennessee: Trump 64.2%, Harris 34.5%
100% of Collegedale lies in Hamilton County. Every 2024 race in Hamilton County is on the county’s page.
Hamilton 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 Collegedale.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: collegedaletn.gov ↗
- 2Tennessee HouseCollegedale is split between 2 districts
- 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 Collegedale compares with the towns next door
Collegedale’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 1 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $2,469 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga | $2,469 | $2,265 |
| Collegedale | estimate | $2,402 |
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 Collegedale’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Collegedale’s government
How much does Collegedale spend per resident?
About $712 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Collegedale didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $9.7 million.
What is the property tax rate in Collegedale?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,402 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.66% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.50% across Tennessee. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see collegedaletn.gov.
Who runs Collegedale’s government?
See collegedaletn.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Collegedale yet.
How did Collegedale vote in 2024?
Tennessee counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Collegedale alone. Hamilton County, where 100% of Collegedale lies, voted Trump 55.7%, Harris 42.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Collegedale?
54 full-time and 12 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $278,851 (about $3.3M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Collegedale in the state legislature?
Collegedale is split among 2 State House districts and 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Tennessee Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Collegedale’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 Collegedale, 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 →