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How Lakeview is run

Lakeview spent $0 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $0 per resident. (A Census Bureau estimate.)

Photo: Brian Stansberry
City budget
$0
spent, year to September 30, 2022
Long-term debt
None
at year end
City staff
1
full-time · 7 part-time
Typical tax bill
$525
a year · AL $788

What stands out about how Lakeview is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $525 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.51% of the home’s value, vs 0.38% across Alabama.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Alabama$788
Lakeview$525
$525
typical bill a year
0.51%
effective rate
$103,100
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Lakeview’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

The school district

DeKalb County School District

Lakeview’s K–12 school district, shared with Crossville, Fyffe, Geraldine, Hammondville, Henagar and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Lakeview →
$13,288
per pupil · AL $13,926
8,704
students
$15.5 million
long-term debt

Of the $13,288 per pupil, $7,655 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 16%State 62%Federal 22%

Alabama districts overall: 31% local, 53% state, 16% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Lakeview

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Lakeview yet. Neighbors can add them.

Your share of the budget

Where Lakeview’s money goes

Where the money comes from
Sales taxes 35%Utility sales 22%From other local governments 13%Property taxes 13%Fees & charges 9%Interest, fines & other 9%
An estimate

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

Who works for Lakeview

One full-time town employee for every 156 residents

On the payroll in March 2022.

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings0 + 6 pt
Courts, inspections & corrections1
Roads & transportation0 + 1 pt
1
full-time
7
part-time
$2,400
average full-time pay, before benefits

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Who represents Lakeview

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Lakeview.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Alabama HouseLakeview is split between 2 districts
  3. 3
    Alabama SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Alabama

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Lakeview’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →

Questions about how Lakeview is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Does Lakeview get good value for its tax dollars?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Ask neighbors

Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Lakeview, mostly the Bureau’s estimates). School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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