Miller House · Photo: Dakotanikon · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Piperton run?
Piperton’s city government spent $599,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $281 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Piperton didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Piperton is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $281 per resident a year, or $0.77 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 33%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Piperton didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Piperton yet
Every year of Piperton’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $2,286 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.37% 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 Piperton’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 Piperton’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Piperton →
Who’s in charge in Piperton
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Piperton’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on pipertontn.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 82 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 (2,128).
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.
Fayette County School District
Piperton’s K–12 school district, shared with Braden, Gallaway, La Grange, Moscow, Oakland and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,172 per pupil, $6,057 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.
Piperton’s votes are counted by county
Tennessee reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Piperton alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Fayette County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican70.7%16,756 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat28.4%6,720 votesOthers: 0.9% (220 votes).
Most votes in Fayette County: Donald J Trump
Tennessee: Trump 64.2%, Harris 34.5%
100% of Piperton lies in Fayette County. Every 2024 race in Fayette County is on the county’s page.
Fayette 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 Piperton.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: pipertontn.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.
How Piperton compares with the towns next door
Piperton’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 $3,162 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Collierville | $3,162 runs schools | $4,834 |
| Rossville | estimate | $1,981 |
| Piperton | estimate | $2,286 |
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 Piperton’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Piperton’s government
How much does Piperton spend per resident?
About $281 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Piperton didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $738,000.
What is the property tax rate in Piperton?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,286 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.37% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.50% across Tennessee. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see pipertontn.com.
Who runs Piperton’s government?
See pipertontn.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Piperton yet.
How did Piperton vote in 2024?
Tennessee counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Piperton alone. Fayette County, where 100% of Piperton lies, voted Trump 70.7%, Harris 28.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Piperton?
26 full-time and 14 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $136,068 (about $1.6M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Piperton in the state legislature?
State Senate District 26 (Page Walley) and State House District 94 (Ron Gant). The House district also covers 21 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Piperton’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 Piperton, 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 →