Photo: AppalachianCentrist · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Greeneville run?
Greeneville’s town government spent $70.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $4,513 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Greeneville didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Greeneville is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Greeneville City School District
Greeneville’s K–12 school district. The schools are run by Greeneville, so this money is part of the budget above.
Of the $13,917 per pupil, $8,083 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 $4,513 per resident a year, or $12.36 a day
Schools are part of the town’s budget, so they lead the receipt: 60% of day-to-day spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Greeneville runs its own schools, so school spending is part of this budget.
Greeneville 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 Greeneville yet
Every year of Greeneville’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town 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 $1,429 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.63% 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 Greeneville’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 Greeneville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Greeneville →
Who’s in charge in Greeneville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Greeneville’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on greenevilletn.gov ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 22 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 (15,614).
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.
Greeneville’s votes are counted by county
Tennessee reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Greeneville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Greene County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican82.3%25,586 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat16.5%5,145 votesOthers: 1.2% (364 votes).
Most votes in Greene County: Donald J Trump
Tennessee: Trump 64.2%, Harris 34.5%
100% of Greeneville lies in Greene County. Every 2024 race in Greene County is on the county’s page.
Greene 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 Greeneville.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: greenevilletn.gov ↗
- 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 Greeneville compares with the towns next door
Greeneville’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 2 of the 2 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $217 to $722 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
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 Greeneville’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Greeneville’s government
How much does Greeneville spend per resident?
About $4,513 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Greeneville didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $217.9 million.
What is the property tax rate in Greeneville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,429 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.63% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.50% across Tennessee. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see greenevilletn.gov.
Who runs Greeneville’s government?
See greenevilletn.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Greeneville yet.
How did Greeneville vote in 2024?
Tennessee counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Greeneville alone. Greene County, where 100% of Greeneville lies, voted Trump 82.3%, Harris 16.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Greeneville?
725 full-time and 175 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $3.3M (about $39.9M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Greeneville in the state legislature?
State Senate District 9 (Steve Southerland) and State House District 5 (David Hawk). The House district also covers three neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Greeneville’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 Greeneville, 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 →