How is Tennessee Ridge run?
Tennessee Ridge’s town government spent $122,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $92 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Tennessee Ridge didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Tennessee Ridge is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $92 per resident a year, or $0.25 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 100%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Tennessee Ridge 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 Tennessee Ridge yet
Every year of Tennessee Ridge’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town 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 $1,006 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.59% of the home’s value, vs 0.50% across Tennessee State.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Tennessee Ridge’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 Tennessee Ridge’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Tennessee Ridge →
Who’s in charge in Tennessee Ridge
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 190 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 (1,330).
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.
Houston County School District
Tennessee Ridge’s K–12 school district, shared with Erin. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,705 per pupil, $7,335 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 State districts overall: 40% local, 44% state, 16% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Tennessee Ridge’s votes are counted by county
Tennessee reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Tennessee Ridge alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Houston County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican78.5%2,989 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat20.3%773 votesOthers: 1.3% (48 votes).
Most votes in Houston County: Donald J Trump
Tennessee State: Trump 64.2%, Harris 34.5%
100% of Tennessee Ridge lies in Houston County. Every 2024 race in Houston County is on the county’s page.
Houston 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 Tennessee Ridge.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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 Tennessee Ridge compares with the towns next door
Tennessee Ridge’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 1 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $1,503 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Erin | $1,503 | $967 |
| Tennessee Ridge | estimate | $1,006 |
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 Tennessee Ridge’s government
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Questions about Tennessee Ridge’s government
How much does Tennessee Ridge spend per resident?
About $92 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Tennessee Ridge didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $309,000.
What is the property tax rate in Tennessee Ridge?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,006 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.59% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.50% across Tennessee State. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Tennessee Ridge’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Tennessee Ridge yet.
How did Tennessee Ridge vote in 2024?
Tennessee counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Tennessee Ridge alone. Houston County, where 100% of Tennessee Ridge lies, voted Trump 78.5%, Harris 20.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Tennessee Ridge?
7 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $30,798 (about $369,576 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Tennessee Ridge in the state legislature?
State Senate District 24 (John Stevens) and State House District 74 (Jay Reedy). The House district also covers nine other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Tennessee Ridge’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 (for Tennessee Ridge, 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 →