Sequatchie County Courthouse · Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 3.0How is Dunlap run?
Dunlap’s city government spent $3.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $714 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Dunlap didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Dunlap is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $714 per resident a year, or $1.96 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 31%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Dunlap 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 Dunlap yet
Every year of Dunlap’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 $995 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.52% 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 Dunlap’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 Dunlap’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Dunlap →
Who’s in charge in Dunlap
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Dunlap’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on sequatchie.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 95 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (5,237).
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.
Sequatchie County School District
Dunlap’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,756 per pupil, $7,370 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.
Dunlap’s votes are counted by county
Tennessee reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Dunlap alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Sequatchie County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican82.7%6,522 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat16.4%1,292 votesOthers: 1.0% (76 votes).
Most votes in Sequatchie County: Donald J Trump
Tennessee: Trump 64.2%, Harris 34.5%
100% of Dunlap lies in Sequatchie County. Every 2024 race in Sequatchie County is on the county’s page.
Sequatchie 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 Dunlap.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: sequatchie.com ↗
- 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 Dunlap’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Dunlap’s government
How much does Dunlap spend per resident?
About $714 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Dunlap didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $7 million.
What is the property tax rate in Dunlap?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $995 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.52% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.50% across Tennessee. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see sequatchie.com.
Who runs Dunlap’s government?
See sequatchie.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Dunlap yet.
How did Dunlap vote in 2024?
Tennessee counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Dunlap alone. Sequatchie County, where 100% of Dunlap lies, voted Trump 82.7%, Harris 16.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Dunlap?
55 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $220,715 (about $2.6M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Dunlap in the state legislature?
State Senate District 10 (Todd Gardenhire) and State House District 31 (Ron Travis). The House district also covers five other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Dunlap’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 Dunlap, 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 →