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Cedar Bluff, AL town hall & government

Cedar Bluff spent $812,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $444 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Cedar Bluff's money goes

Spent
$812,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$444
typical Alabama cities: $1,419
Long-term debt
$135,000
$74 per resident
Police
$356,00044%
Sewer & trash
$94,00012%
Fire
$83,00010%
Administration & buildings
$80,00010%
Roads & transportation
$75,0009%
Parks & libraries
$38,0005%
Schools
$29,0004%
Other
$57,0007%

Cedar Bluff runs its own schools, so school spending is part of its budget. Comparisons are with other Alabama cities.

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 62%
  • Property taxes 13%
  • Other taxes & licenses 12%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%

Cedar Bluff didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Cedar Bluff

Full-time staff
8
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$48,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
5 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
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. Cedar Bluff didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Cherokee County School District

Cedar Bluff's K–12 school district, shared with Centre, Gaylesville, Leesburg and Sand Rock. The schools are run by Cedar Bluff, so this money is part of the budget above.

Spending per pupil
$13,383
Alabama: $13,926
Students
3,917
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$36.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 25%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $13,383 per pupil, $7,540 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 Cedar Bluff pay

Typical tax bill
$911
a year · Alabama typical $788
Effective rate
0.44%
of home value · Alabama 0.38%
Typical home value
$204,800
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 Cedar Bluff's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Cedar Bluff

Cedar Bluff is represented in Congress by Senators Tommy Tuberville and Katie Boyd Britt and Representative Mike Rogers. Kay Ivey is governor.

All of Cedar Bluff'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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