Photo: Riffsyphon1024 (Steven Greenwood) · Public domainCumberland City spent more per resident in 2022 than 97% of similar cities
Cumberland City’s city government spent $0 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $0 per resident.
What stands out about how Cumberland City is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,777 per resident in 2022: more than 97% of them
Cumberland City’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,777 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 113 Tennessee cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $574, and the middle half spent $297–$812. Cumberland City spent more than 97% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Tennessee cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Cumberland City itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is down 100% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Cumberland City 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: $1,777 · 2024: $0.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $730 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.45% 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 Cumberland City’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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Cumberland City’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Cumberland City →
Who’s in charge in Cumberland City
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 29 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 (314).
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.
Stewart County School District
Cumberland City’s K–12 school district, shared with Dover. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,066 per pupil, $5,955 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.
Cumberland City’s votes are counted by county
Tennessee reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Cumberland City alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Stewart County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican81.4%5,389 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat17.5%1,160 votesOthers: 1.1% (71 votes).
Most votes in Stewart County: Donald J Trump
Tennessee: Trump 64.2%, Harris 34.5%
100% of Cumberland City lies in Stewart County. Every 2024 race in Stewart County is on the county’s page.
Stewart 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 Cumberland City.
- 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.
Reach Cumberland City’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Cumberland City’s government
How much does Cumberland City spend per resident?
About $0 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 $1,777 was more than 97% of 113 Tennessee cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Cumberland City?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $730 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.45% 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 Cumberland City’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Cumberland City yet.
How did Cumberland City vote in 2024?
Tennessee counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Cumberland City alone. Stewart County, where 100% of Cumberland City lies, voted Trump 81.4%, Harris 17.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Cumberland City?
11 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $32,467 (about $389,604 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Cumberland City in the state legislature?
State Senate District 24 (John Stevens) and State House District 74 (Jay Reedy). The House district also covers nine other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Cumberland City’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 →