Red Boiling Springs Bank · Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 3.0How is Red Boiling Springs run?
Red Boiling Springs’ city government spent $962,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $856 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Red Boiling Springs didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Red Boiling Springs is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $856 per resident a year, or $2.35 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 40%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Red Boiling Springs 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 Red Boiling Springs yet
Every year of Red Boiling Springs’ 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 $688 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.35% 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 Red Boiling 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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Red Boiling Springs’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Red Boiling Springs →
Who’s in charge in Red Boiling Springs
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Red Boiling Springs’ meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on redboilingspringstn.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 66 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 (1,124).
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.
Macon County School District
Red Boiling Springs’ K–12 school district, shared with Lafayette. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $10,446 per pupil, $6,184 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.
Red Boiling Springs’ votes are counted by county
Tennessee reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Red Boiling Springs alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Macon County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican86.7%8,958 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat12.4%1,277 votesOthers: 0.9% (98 votes).
Most votes in Macon County: Donald J Trump
Tennessee: Trump 64.2%, Harris 34.5%
100% of Red Boiling Springs lies in Macon County. Every 2024 race in Macon County is on the county’s page.
Macon 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 Red Boiling Springs.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: redboilingspringstn.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 Red Boiling Springs’ government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Red Boiling Springs’ government
How much does Red Boiling Springs spend per resident?
About $856 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Red Boiling Springs didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $2 million.
What is the property tax rate in Red Boiling Springs?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $688 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.35% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.50% across Tennessee. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see redboilingspringstn.com.
Who runs Red Boiling Springs’ government?
See redboilingspringstn.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Red Boiling Springs yet.
How did Red Boiling Springs vote in 2024?
Tennessee counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Red Boiling Springs alone. Macon County, where 100% of Red Boiling Springs lies, voted Trump 86.7%, Harris 12.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Red Boiling Springs?
17 full-time and 13 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $92,670 (about $1.1M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Red Boiling Springs in the state legislature?
State Senate District 12 (Ken Yager) and State House District 38 (Kelly Keisling). The House district also covers eight other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Red Boiling 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 (for Red Boiling Springs, 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 →