Photo: Brian Stansberry (photographer) · CC BY 3.0Gruetli-Laager spent less per resident in 2022 than 88% of similar cities
Gruetli-Laager’s town government spent $347,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $200 per resident.
What stands out about how Gruetli-Laager is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$200 per resident in 2022: less than 88% of them
Gruetli-Laager’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($200 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 $579, and the middle half spent $306–$828. Gruetli-Laager spent less than 88% 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; Gruetli-Laager itself left out).
About $200 per resident a year, or $0.55 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 18%.
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No trend yet
Gruetli-Laager reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $683 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.44% 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 Gruetli-Laager’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 Gruetli-Laager’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Gruetli-Laager →
Who’s in charge in Gruetli-Laager
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 867 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 (1,734).
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.
Grundy County School District
Gruetli-Laager’s K–12 school district, shared with Altamont, Beersheba Springs, Coalmont, Palmer, Tracy City and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,368 per pupil, $6,965 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.
Gruetli-Laager’s votes are counted by county
Tennessee reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Gruetli-Laager alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Grundy County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican84.3%5,334 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat15.0%948 votesOthers: 0.7% (46 votes).
Most votes in Grundy County: Donald J Trump
Tennessee: Trump 64.2%, Harris 34.5%
100% of Gruetli-Laager lies in Grundy County. Every 2024 race in Grundy County is on the county’s page.
Grundy 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 Gruetli-Laager.
- 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 Gruetli-Laager compares with the towns next door
Gruetli-Laager spent $200 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $128. Towns that run more services spend more. 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 Gruetli-Laager’s government
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Questions about Gruetli-Laager’s government
How much does Gruetli-Laager spend per resident?
About $200 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $200 was less than 88% of 113 Tennessee cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Gruetli-Laager?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $683 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.44% 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 Gruetli-Laager’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Gruetli-Laager yet.
How did Gruetli-Laager vote in 2024?
Tennessee counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Gruetli-Laager alone. Grundy County, where 100% of Gruetli-Laager lies, voted Trump 84.3%, Harris 15.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Gruetli-Laager?
2 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $7,710 (about $92,520 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Gruetli-Laager in the state legislature?
State Senate District 16 (Janice Bowling) and State House District 47 (Rush Bricken). The House district also covers eight other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 →