Where Ashburn's money comes from

A plain-English guide to the City of Ashburn's money. Start with the big picture here, then pick a tax from the menu to see it up close.

$413K

Sales tax the city got from its everyday penny (LOST) last year.

$705K

What Turner County got from that same penny.

74¢

Ashburn's share of the $5 local sales tax on a $100 purchase.

2020

The most recent city audit anyone can see online.

"Last year" means the city's fiscal year, July 2025 to June 2026. New to these words? Start with the definitions.

Spend $100 in Turner County, and $5 is local sales tax

Bottom line: About 74 cents of every $5 in local sales tax goes to the City of Ashburn.

Your purchase$100.00

Local sales tax (five taxes at $1 each)$5.00

LOST

Split four ways

The everyday penny. It can pay for anything in a local budget.

Turner County58¢City of Ashburn34¢Sycamore5¢Rebecca3¢

SPLOST

Split five ways by agreement

Voters approve it for building projects: roads, buildings, vehicles, equipment. It can't pay salaries or bills.

Turner County45¢City of Ashburn40¢Sycamore8¢Rebecca5¢Library2¢

ELOST

Turner County Schools

For school buildings and equipment. None of it goes to the city.

Regional TSPLOST

18-county road fund

Pays for road projects across South Georgia, including $4.9M for 30 Ashburn local roads. A sliver comes back to the city in cash.

Property tax relief tax

Turner County, in state records

New in January 2026. By law it has to lower property tax bills. How it's shared with the city isn't public.

74¢

Out of that $5, about 74 cents goes to the City of Ashburn: 34 cents from LOST and 40 cents from SPLOST, which the county passes along for city projects.

City vs. county: sales tax received last year

Bottom line: The county gets more because it serves everyone in Turner County, Ashburn residents included.

Every coin is about $50,000. Striped coins are estimates; dashed coins are one-time payments.

City of Ashburn

About 4,300 people

$1,061,090

LOST (main sales tax)$413,341
SPLOST, Ashburn's 40% (estimate)$486,05640% of what the state paid the county. The city's own SPLOST records aren't posted.
Regional TSPLOST, cash share$98,054
Regional TSPLOST, one-time payout$63,639

Turner County

About 9,000 people, including Ashburn

$2,873,921

LOST (main sales tax)$704,718
SPLOST, county's 45% (estimate)$546,813The other 15% goes to Sycamore, Rebecca and the library.
Property tax relief tax (January–June only)$491,054Started January 2026, so this is half a year.
Regional TSPLOST, cash share$686,066
Regional TSPLOST, one-time payout$445,270

County money pays for things city families use too: the sheriff and jail, courts, EMS ambulances, county roads, and the tax office.

Look at one tax at a time

LOSTThe everyday penny: 1 cent on every dollar you spend in Turner County.See it up close →SPLOSTA penny voters approve for building projects: roads, trucks, buildings, equipment.See it up close →TSPLOSTA penny collected across 18 South Georgia counties for roads.See it up close →Hotel-motel tax8% added to a hotel room inside the city, paid by the guest.See it up close →Property tax & FLOSTThe tax on homes and land, and the new penny meant to lower it.See it up close →Other MoneySales tax is the biggest stream we can see. A state paving grant, fines, utility franchise fees and a few others add up too, but most haven't been reported since 2020.See it up close →

Compiled from public records as of October 22, 2026. Sales tax figures are unaudited state payment records; audits are the official word on what the city spent. For anything official, call City Hall at (229) 567-3431.