Photo: LittleT889 · CC BY-SA 4.0How is East Ridge run?
East Ridge’s city government spent $20.9 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $953 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: East Ridge didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how East Ridge is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Hamilton County School District
East Ridge’s K–12 school district, shared with Chattanooga, Collegedale, 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 $953 per resident a year, or $2.61 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 30%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
East Ridge didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for East Ridge yet
Every year of East Ridge’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 →The typical homeowner pays $1,555 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.74% 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 East Ridge’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 East Ridge’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in East Ridge →
Who’s in charge in East Ridge
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
East Ridge’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on eastridgetn.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 173 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 2024 finance file (21,936).
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.
East Ridge’s votes are counted by county
Tennessee reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for East Ridge 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 East Ridge 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 East Ridge.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: eastridgetn.org ↗
- 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 East Ridge compares with the towns next door
East Ridge’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 |
| East Ridge | estimate | $1,555 |
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 East Ridge’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about East Ridge’s government
How much does East Ridge spend per resident?
About $953 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (East Ridge didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $22.8 million.
What is the property tax rate in East Ridge?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,555 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.74% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.50% across Tennessee. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see eastridgetn.org.
Who runs East Ridge’s government?
See eastridgetn.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for East Ridge yet.
How did East Ridge vote in 2024?
Tennessee counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for East Ridge alone. Hamilton County, where 100% of East Ridge lies, voted Trump 55.7%, Harris 42.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for East Ridge?
127 full-time and 19 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $568,815 (about $6.8M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents East Ridge in the state legislature?
State Senate District 10 (Todd Gardenhire) and State House District 30 (Esther Helton-Haynes). The House district also covers three neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about East Ridge’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 East Ridge, 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 →