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Good Hope, AL town hall & government

Good Hope spent $576,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $241 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Good Hope's money goes

Spent
$576,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$241
typical Alabama cities: $1,419
Long-term debt
$2.4 million
$989 per resident
Administration & buildings
$161,00028%
Roads & transportation
$140,00024%
Sewer & trash
$99,00017%
Parks & libraries
$88,00015%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$6,0001%
Other
$82,00014%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 75%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From the state <1%

Good Hope 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 Good Hope

Full-time staff
11
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$38,000
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
6 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time12 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Good Hope didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Cullman County School District

Good Hope's K–12 school district, shared with Baileyton, Berlin, Colony, Dodge City, Fairview and Hanceville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,494
Alabama: $13,926
Students
9,902
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$25.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 27%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $12,494 per pupil, $7,054 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 Good Hope pay

Typical tax bill
$836
a year · Alabama typical $788
Effective rate
0.41%
of home value · Alabama 0.38%
Typical home value
$203,100
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.

Local

Contact Good Hope's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Good Hope

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

All of Good Hope'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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