Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0How is Scotts Hill run?
Scotts Hill’s town government spent $503,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $577 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Scotts Hill didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Scotts Hill is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $577 per resident a year, or $1.58 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 49%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Scotts Hill didn’t report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Scotts Hill yet
Every year of Scotts Hill’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022–2023. 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 $625 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.55% 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 Scotts Hill’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 Scotts Hill’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Scotts Hill →
Who’s in charge in Scotts Hill
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Scotts Hill’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on cityofscottshill.com ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 73 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 2023 finance file (872).
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.
Henderson County School District
Scotts Hill’s K–12 school district, shared with Parker's Crossroads, Sardis. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,401 per pupil, $7,281 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.
Decatur County School District · $11,049 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Scotts Hill’s votes are counted by county
Tennessee reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Scotts Hill alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Henderson County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican83.7%10,083 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat15.8%1,902 votesOthers: 0.5% (62 votes).
Most votes in Henderson County: Donald J Trump
Tennessee: Trump 64.2%, Harris 34.5%
63% of Scotts Hill lies in Henderson County; the rest in Decatur County. Every 2024 race in Henderson County is on the county’s page.
Henderson 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 Scotts Hill.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: cityofscottshill.com ↗
- 2Tennessee HouseState representatives
- 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 Scotts Hill’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Scotts Hill’s government
How much does Scotts Hill spend per resident?
About $577 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, a Census Bureau estimate (Scotts Hill didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $846,000.
What is the property tax rate in Scotts Hill?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $625 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.55% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.50% across Tennessee. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofscottshill.com.
Who runs Scotts Hill’s government?
See cityofscottshill.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Scotts Hill yet.
How did Scotts Hill vote in 2024?
Tennessee counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Scotts Hill alone. Henderson County, where 63% of Scotts Hill lies, voted Trump 83.7%, Harris 15.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Scotts Hill?
12 full-time and 14 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $58,026 (about $696,312 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Scotts Hill in the state legislature?
State Senate District 25 (Ed Jackson) and State House District 72 (Kirk Haston). The House district also covers 13 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Scotts Hill’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 Scotts Hill, 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 →