Town Hall · Grant

Grant, AL town hall & government

Grant spent $4.5 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $5,043 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Grant's money goes

Spent
$4.5 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$5,043
typical Alabama cities: $1,419
Long-term debt
$4.5 million
$4,938 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.4 million32%
Parks & libraries
$599,00013%
Sewer & trash
$561,00012%
Police
$527,00012%
Roads & transportation
$416,0009%
Fire
$375,0008%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$111,0002%
Administration & buildings
$110,0002%
Health & welfare
$21,000<1%
Other
$386,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 63%
  • Sales taxes 22%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%

Grant 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 Grant

Full-time staff
8
16 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$48,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
2 full-time11 part
Police
4 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time4 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part
Other
2 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Marshall County School District

Grant's K–12 school district, shared with Cherokee Ridge, Douglas and Union Grove. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,665
Alabama: $13,926
Students
6,040
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$94.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 25%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 21%

Of the $13,665 per pupil, $7,021 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 Grant pay

Typical tax bill
$884
a year · Alabama typical $788
Effective rate
0.37%
of home value · Alabama 0.38%
Typical home value
$239,400
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 Grant's government

🏛️ Official websitegrantal.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Grant →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Grant

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

All of Grant'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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