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Lake View, AL town hall & government

Lake View spent $272,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $100 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lake View's money goes

Spent
$272,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$100
typical Alabama cities: $1,419
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$130,00048%
Paid to other governments
$58,00021%
Administration & buildings
$55,00020%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$7,0003%
Other
$22,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 39%
  • Other taxes & licenses 28%
  • From the federal government 18%
  • Property taxes 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From the state 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Lake View

Full-time staff
5
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$40,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
4 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time1 part
Other
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

Tuscaloosa County School District

Lake View's K–12 school district, shared with Brookwood, Coaling, Coker, Northport, Vance and Woodstock. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,186
Alabama: $13,926
Students
19,228
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$90.8 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 $12,186 per pupil, $6,677 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.

Also serving Lake View: Jefferson County School District ($12,625 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Lake View pay

Typical tax bill
$779
a year · Alabama typical $788
Effective rate
0.26%
of home value · Alabama 0.38%
Typical home value
$304,400
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.

Local

Contact Lake View's government

Town hall & decisions in Lake View →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lake View

Lake View is represented in Congress by Senators Tommy Tuberville and Katie Boyd Britt and Representative Terri A. Sewell. Kay Ivey is governor.

All of Lake View'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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