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Town Hall · La Vergne

How is La Vergne run?

La Vergne’s city government spent $29.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $746 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: La Vergne didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

Town website
Day-to-day spending, 2024
$29.3M
year to June 30, 2024 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2024
$746
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
$12.7M
end of FY2024 · Census estimate
City staff, 2022
247
full-time · 22 part-time · March payroll $1.1M
Typical tax bill
$1,529
0.49% of home value · TN 0.50%

What stands out about how La Vergne is run

Read from the city’s budget, meetings and official records.

Runs its own water & sewer34% of day-to-day spending goes to water, sewer and trash (a Census estimate).Agendas posted onlineMeetings, agendas and minutes from the city’s own portal.A shared school districtShares Rutherford County School District with 2 other towns.Split between districts2 State House districts cover La Vergne; your street decides yours.
★ What stands out · Your share of the 2024 budget

About $746 per resident a year, or $2.04 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 34%.

Where the money comes from
Sales taxes 29%Property taxes 25%Fees & charges 18%Utility sales 12%From the state 11%Other taxes & licenses 6%
An estimate

La Vergne didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.

Not in the receipt.Building projects $3.4 million; interest on debt $657,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $43.5 million.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for La Vergne yet

Every year of La Vergne’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 →
Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,529 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.49% of the home’s value, vs 0.50% across Tennessee.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Nashville$2,506
Smyrna$1,764
La Vergne$1,529
Tennessee$1,442
$1,529
typical bill a year
0.49%
effective rate
$309,900
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at La Vergne’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 La Vergne’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in La Vergne →

Meetings

Recent meetings

From La Vergne’s own agenda portal, checked daily. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check before you go.

No upcoming meetings are posted yet.

Recent meetings

Go in person

Most meetings are open to the public, and many have a public comment period at the start.

Agenda portal ↗
Who runs it

Who’s in charge in La Vergne

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

See lavergnetn.gov for La Vergne’s current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for La Vergne yet.lavergnetn.gov ↗
Who works for La Vergne

One full-time city employee for every 159 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 (39,281).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022

Police82 + 1 pt
Fire54 + 8 pt
Parks & libraries20 + 8 pt
Administration & buildings20 + 5 pt
Sewer & trash18
Water & other utilities17
Roads & transportation10
Courts, inspections & corrections2
Health & welfare2
Other22
247
full-time
22
part-time
$1.1M
payroll for March 2022
$13.1M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$52,200
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
82
sworn police officers
54
full-time firefighters
Not compared.Staff are compared with the same group as the budget, and La Vergne’s 2022 budget was a Census estimate, so there is no group to compare with.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

Rutherford County School District

La Vergne’s K–12 school district, shared with Eagleville, Smyrna. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in La Vergne →
$11,309
per pupil · TN $13,059
51,595
students
$468.1 million
long-term debt

Of the $11,309 per pupil, $7,371 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 39%State 53%Federal 9%

Tennessee districts overall: 40% local, 44% state, 16% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Elections · 2024 general election

La Vergne’s votes are counted by county

Tennessee reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for La Vergne alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Rutherford County’s results.

President · Rutherford County’s results147,656 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican60.1%88,811 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat38.4%56,656 votes

Others: 1.5% (2,189 votes).

Most votes in Rutherford County: Donald J Trump

Tennessee: Trump 64.2%, Harris 34.5%

The county’s page

100% of La Vergne lies in Rutherford County. Every 2024 race in Rutherford County is on the county’s page.

Rutherford County’s 2024 results →
DemocratRepublicanLibertarianIndependent / other

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.

Who represents La Vergne

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for La Vergne.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Officials: lavergnetn.gov ↗
  2. 2
    Tennessee HouseLa Vergne is split between 2 districts
    Robert StevensMike Sparks
  3. 3
    Tennessee SenateState senator
    Shane ReevesDawn White
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
    Bill Lee
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
    Scott DesJarlais
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Tennessee
    Marsha BlackburnBill Hagerty
Find your state legislators by address ↗

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Next door

How La Vergne compares with the towns next door

La Vergne’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 2 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $1,138 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.

Smyrna: $1,138 per resident (2022)Nashville: no reported 2022 figuresSmyrnaNashvilleLa Vergne
Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Smyrna$1,138$1,764
Nashvilleestimate$2,506
La Vergneestimate$1,529

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 La Vergne’s government

The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.

The Handbook →
Official websitelavergnetn.gov ↗

Questions about La Vergne’s government

How much does La Vergne spend per resident?

About $746 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (La Vergne didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $43.5 million.

What is the property tax rate in La Vergne?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,529 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.49% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.50% across Tennessee. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see lavergnetn.gov.

Who runs La Vergne’s government?

See lavergnetn.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for La Vergne yet.

How did La Vergne vote in 2024?

Tennessee counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for La Vergne alone. Rutherford County, where 100% of La Vergne lies, voted Trump 60.1%, Harris 38.4% for president; its page has every race.

How many people work for La Vergne?

247 full-time and 22 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1.1M (about $13.1M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents La Vergne in the state legislature?

La Vergne is split among 2 State House districts and 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Tennessee Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

Ask neighbors about La Vergne’s government

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

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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 (for La Vergne, 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 →