Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0How is Petersburg run?
Petersburg’s town government spent $260,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $451 per resident. Water and other utilities ($210,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Petersburg is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $451 per resident a year, or $1.24 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 52%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$451 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Petersburg’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($451 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 $297–$828. Petersburg spent less than 57% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($40,000), 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; Petersburg itself left out).
No trend yet
Petersburg reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $638 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.41% 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 Petersburg’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 Petersburg’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Petersburg →
Who’s in charge in Petersburg
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 144 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 2022 finance file (576).
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.
Lincoln County School District
Petersburg’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,088 per pupil, $7,251 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.
Marshall County School District · $11,220 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Petersburg’s votes are counted by county
Tennessee reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Petersburg alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Lincoln County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican81.9%13,208 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat17.2%2,782 votesOthers: 0.9% (138 votes).
Most votes in Lincoln County: Donald J Trump
Tennessee: Trump 64.2%, Harris 34.5%
69% of Petersburg lies in Lincoln County; the rest in Marshall County. Every 2024 race in Lincoln County is on the county’s page.
Lincoln 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 Petersburg.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Tennessee HousePetersburg is split between 2 districts
- 3Tennessee SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseSplit between districts
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Tennessee
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Petersburg’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Petersburg’s government
How much does Petersburg spend per resident?
About $451 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 $451 was less than 57% of 113 Tennessee cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Petersburg?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $638 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.41% 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 Petersburg’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Petersburg yet.
How did Petersburg vote in 2024?
Tennessee counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Petersburg alone. Lincoln County, where 69% of Petersburg lies, voted Trump 81.9%, Harris 17.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Petersburg?
4 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $8,881 (about $106,572 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Petersburg in the state legislature?
Petersburg 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 Petersburg’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 →