Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 3.0How is Tullahoma run?
Tullahoma’s city government spent $71.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $3,443 per resident.
What stands out about how Tullahoma is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Tullahoma City School District
Tullahoma’s K–12 school district. The schools are run by Tullahoma, so this money is part of the budget above.
Of the $13,659 per pupil, $8,247 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.
About $3,443 per resident a year, or $9.43 a day
Schools are part of the city’s budget, so they lead the receipt: 70% of day-to-day spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Tullahoma runs its own schools, so school spending is part of this budget. Comparisons are with Tennessee cities of 10,000–24,999 that run their own schools.
$3,127 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Tullahoma’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($3,127 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 15 Tennessee cities of 10,000–24,999 that run their own schools: the median was $2,960, and the middle half spent $2,246–$3,616. Tullahoma spent more than 53% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($2.7 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Tennessee cities of 10,000–24,999 that run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Tullahoma itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 16% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Tullahoma 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: $3,127 · 2023: $3,353 · 2024: $3,443. Per resident it went from $3,127 to $3,443 (up 10%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 19,790 to 20,830.
full-time in March 2025, up from 650 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,684 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.67% 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 Tullahoma’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 Tullahoma’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Tullahoma →
Who’s in charge in Tullahoma
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Tullahoma’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on tullahomatn.gov ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 30 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (20,830).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Tullahoma’s votes are counted by county
Tennessee reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Tullahoma alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Coffee County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican76.9%19,174 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat21.8%5,440 votesOthers: 1.3% (318 votes).
Most votes in Coffee County: Donald J Trump
Tennessee: Trump 64.2%, Harris 34.5%
93% of Tullahoma lies in Coffee County; the rest in Franklin County. Every 2024 race in Coffee County is on the county’s page.
Coffee 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 Tullahoma.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: tullahomatn.gov ↗
- 2Tennessee HouseTullahoma is split between 2 districts
- 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 Tullahoma compares with the towns next door
Tullahoma spent $3,127 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $1,718. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Lynchburg | $1,718 runs schools | $1,288 |
| Tullahoma | $3,127 | $1,684 |
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 Tullahoma’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Tullahoma’s government
How much does Tullahoma spend per resident?
About $3,443 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 $3,127 was more than 53% of 15 Tennessee cities of 10,000–24,999 that run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Tullahoma?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,684 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.67% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.50% across Tennessee. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see tullahomatn.gov.
Who runs Tullahoma’s government?
See tullahomatn.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Tullahoma yet.
How did Tullahoma vote in 2024?
Tennessee counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Tullahoma alone. Coffee County, where 93% of Tullahoma lies, voted Trump 76.9%, Harris 21.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Tullahoma?
692 full-time and 120 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $3.6M (about $43.1M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Tullahoma in the state legislature?
Tullahoma is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Tennessee Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 16 (Janice Bowling). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Tullahoma’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; 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 →