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Addison, AL town hall & government

Addison spent $4 million in the year to September 30, 2023, about $5,913 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Addison's government.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Addison's money goes

Spent
$4 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2023
Per resident
$5,913
typical Alabama cities: $2,450
Long-term debt
$2.6 million
$3,849 per resident
Water & other utilities
$2.1 million54%
Sewer & trash
$317,0008%
Parks & libraries
$292,0007%
Police
$258,0007%
Roads & transportation
$202,0005%
Fire
$185,0005%
Interest on debt
$93,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$57,0001%
Administration & buildings
$53,0001%
Paid to other governments
$30,0001%
Health & welfare
$9,000<1%
Other
$317,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 53%
  • Sales taxes 20%
  • Fees & charges 14%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • From the state 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From the federal government <1%

Addison didn't report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Addison

Full-time staff
8
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$37,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Roads & transportation
2 full-time1 part
Police
2 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Winston County School District

Addison's K–12 school district, shared with Arley, Double Springs, Lynn and Natural Bridge. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,505
Alabama: $13,926
Students
2,308
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.6 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Alabama districts overall: 31% local, 53% state, 16% federal

  • Local 29%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $15,505 per pupil, $7,907 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Addison pay

Typical tax bill
$288
a year · Alabama typical $788
Effective rate
0.26%
of home value · Alabama 0.38%
Typical home value
$110,600
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Addison's government

Town hall & decisions in Addison →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Addison

Addison is represented in Congress by Senators Tommy Tuberville and Katie Boyd Britt and Representative Robert B. Aderholt. Kay Ivey is governor.

All of Addison's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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