Photo: AppalachianCentrist · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Maynardville run?
Maynardville’s town government spent $1.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $694 per resident. Water and other utilities ($2.1 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Maynardville is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $694 per resident a year, or $1.90 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 33%.
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$579 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Maynardville’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($579 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 $574, and the middle half spent $297–$828. Maynardville spent more than 50% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($434,000), as the Census Bureau counts 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; Maynardville itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 24% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Maynardville reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $579 · 2024: $694.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $741 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.36% 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 Maynardville’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 Maynardville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Maynardville →
Who’s in charge in Maynardville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Maynardville’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on maynardvilletn.com ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 195 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 (2,536).
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.
Union County School District
Maynardville’s K–12 school district, shared with Luttrell, Plainview. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $10,018 per pupil, $7,214 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.
Maynardville’s votes are counted by county
Tennessee reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Maynardville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Union County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican85.2%7,384 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat14.0%1,216 votesOthers: 0.8% (69 votes).
Most votes in Union County: Donald J Trump
Tennessee: Trump 64.2%, Harris 34.5%
100% of Maynardville lies in Union County. Every 2024 race in Union County is on the county’s page.
Union 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 Maynardville.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: maynardvilletn.com ↗
- 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.
Reach Maynardville’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Maynardville’s government
How much does Maynardville spend per resident?
About $694 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $579 was more than 50% of 113 Tennessee cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Maynardville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $741 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.36% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.50% across Tennessee. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see maynardvilletn.com.
Who runs Maynardville’s government?
See maynardvilletn.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Maynardville yet.
How did Maynardville vote in 2024?
Tennessee counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Maynardville alone. Union County, where 100% of Maynardville lies, voted Trump 85.2%, Harris 14.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Maynardville?
13 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $53,259 (about $639,108 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Maynardville in the state legislature?
State Senate District 8 (Jessie Seal) and State House District 36 (Dennis Powers). The House district also covers eight other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Maynardville’s government
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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 →