Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 3.0Spring City spent less per resident in 2022 than 77% of similar cities
Spring City’s city government spent $3.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,619 per resident. Water and other utilities ($577,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Spring City is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$294 per resident in 2022: less than 77% of them
Spring City’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($294 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 $306–$828. Spring City spent less than 77% of 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; Spring City itself left out).
About $1,619 per resident a year, or $4.44 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 28%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 483% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Spring City reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $294 · 2024: $1,619. Per resident it went from $294 to $1,619 (up 451%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 1,839 to 1,949.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,100 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.66% 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 Spring City’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 Spring City’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Spring City →
Who’s in charge in Spring City
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Spring City’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on townofspringcitytn.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 81 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (1,949).
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.
Rhea County School District
Spring City’s K–12 school district, shared with Graysville. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,055 per pupil, $7,872 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.
Spring City’s votes are counted by county
Tennessee reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Spring City alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Rhea County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican82.9%11,974 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat16.0%2,312 votesOthers: 1.1% (158 votes).
Most votes in Rhea County: Donald J Trump
Tennessee: Trump 64.2%, Harris 34.5%
100% of Spring City lies in Rhea County. Every 2024 race in Rhea County is on the county’s page.
Rhea 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 Spring City.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: townofspringcitytn.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 Spring City’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Spring City’s government
How much does Spring City spend per resident?
About $1,619 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $294 was less than 77% of 113 Tennessee cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Spring City?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,100 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.66% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.50% across Tennessee. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see townofspringcitytn.com.
Who runs Spring City’s government?
See townofspringcitytn.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Spring City yet.
How did Spring City vote in 2024?
Tennessee counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Spring City alone. Rhea County, where 100% of Spring City lies, voted Trump 82.9%, Harris 16.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Spring City?
24 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $93,071 (about $1.1M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Spring City in the state legislature?
State Senate District 1 (Adam Lowe) and State House District 31 (Ron Travis). The House district also covers five other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Spring City’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 →