Town Hall · Bakerhill

Bakerhill, AL town hall & government

Bakerhill spent $1,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $4 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bakerhill's money goes

Spent
$1,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$4
typical Alabama cities: $1,419
Long-term debt
$32,000
$140 per resident
Interest on debt
$1,000100%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 90%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Bakerhill

Full-time staff
6
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$41,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
4 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time3 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Barbour County School District

Bakerhill's K–12 school district, shared with Blue Springs, Clayton, Clio and Louisville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,720
Alabama: $13,926
Students
679
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 21%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 27%

Of the $20,720 per pupil, $9,635 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 Bakerhill pay

Typical tax bill
$475
a year · Alabama typical $788
Effective rate
0.50%
of home value · Alabama 0.38%
Typical home value
$94,200
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 Bakerhill's government

Town hall & decisions in Bakerhill →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bakerhill

Bakerhill is represented in Congress by Senators Tommy Tuberville and Katie Boyd Britt and Representative Shomari Figures. Kay Ivey is governor.

All of Bakerhill'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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