Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 3.0How is Graysville run?
Graysville’s town government spent $686,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $437 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Graysville didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Graysville is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $437 per resident a year, or $1.20 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 38%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Graysville 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 Graysville yet
Every year of Graysville’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town 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 $705 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.67% 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 Graysville’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 Graysville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Graysville →
Who’s in charge in Graysville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 121 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 (1,570).
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.
Rhea County School District
Graysville’s K–12 school district, shared with Spring City. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,055 per pupil, $7,872 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.
Graysville’s votes are counted by county
Tennessee reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Graysville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Rhea County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican82.9%11,974 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat16.0%2,312 votesOthers: 1.1% (158 votes).
Most votes in Rhea County: Donald J Trump
Tennessee: Trump 64.2%, Harris 34.5%
100% of Graysville lies in Rhea County. Every 2024 race in Rhea County is on the county’s page.
Rhea 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 Graysville.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal 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 Graysville compares with the towns next door
Graysville’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 $1,788 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Dayton | $1,788 runs schools | $878 |
| Graysville | estimate | $705 |
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 Graysville’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Graysville’s government
How much does Graysville spend per resident?
About $437 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Graysville didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $898,000.
What is the property tax rate in Graysville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $705 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.67% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.50% across Tennessee. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Graysville’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Graysville yet.
How did Graysville vote in 2024?
Tennessee counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Graysville alone. Rhea County, where 100% of Graysville lies, voted Trump 82.9%, Harris 16.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Graysville?
13 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $53,610 (about $643,320 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Graysville in the state legislature?
State Senate District 1 (Adam Lowe) 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 Graysville’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 Graysville, 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 →