Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0How is Oliver Springs run?
Oliver Springs’ town government spent $2.9 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $841 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau. Water and other utilities ($612,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Oliver Springs is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $841 per resident a year, or $2.30 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 40%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$841 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Oliver Springs’ day-to-day spending in 2022 ($841 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 43 Tennessee cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $698, and the middle half spent $418–$1,168. Oliver Springs spent more than 56% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.1 million), 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 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Oliver Springs itself left out).
No trend yet
Oliver Springs reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau (2023 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,288 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.71% 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 Oliver Springs’ 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 Oliver Springs’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Oliver Springs →
Who’s in charge in Oliver Springs
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 88 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 (3,439).
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.
Anderson County School District
Oliver Springs’ K–12 school district, shared with Norris, Rocky Top. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,945 per pupil, $7,418 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: 42% local, 40% state, 18% federal.
Roane County School District · $12,235 per pupil
Morgan County School District · $13,369 per pupil
School year 2022–23. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Oliver Springs’ votes are counted by county
Tennessee reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Oliver Springs alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Anderson County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican67.3%24,582 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat31.5%11,525 votesOthers: 1.2% (441 votes).
Most votes in Anderson County: Donald J Trump
Tennessee: Trump 64.2%, Harris 34.5%
71% of Oliver Springs lies in Anderson County; the rest in Roane County, Morgan County. Every 2024 race in Anderson County is on the county’s page.
Anderson 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 Oliver Springs.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Tennessee HouseOliver Springs is split between 2 districts
- 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 Oliver Springs compares with the towns next door
Oliver Springs spent $841 per resident in 2022. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Oliver Springs | $841 | $1,288 |
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 Oliver Springs’ government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Oliver Springs’ government
How much does Oliver Springs spend per resident?
About $841 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 $841 was more than 56% of 43 Tennessee cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Oliver Springs?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,288 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.71% 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 Oliver Springs’ government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Oliver Springs yet.
How did Oliver Springs vote in 2024?
Tennessee counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Oliver Springs alone. Anderson County, where 71% of Oliver Springs lies, voted Trump 67.3%, Harris 31.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Oliver Springs?
39 full-time and 11 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $165,041 (about $2.0M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Oliver Springs in the state legislature?
Oliver Springs 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 Oliver Springs’ 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 →