Town Hall · Leesburg

Leesburg, AL town hall & government

Leesburg spent $593,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $584 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Leesburg's money goes

Spent
$593,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$584
typical Alabama cities: $1,419
Long-term debt
$219,000
$216 per resident
Police
$229,00039%
Administration & buildings
$157,00026%
Fire
$87,00015%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$53,0009%
Parks & libraries
$3,0001%
Other
$64,00011%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 61%
  • Fees & charges 39%

Leesburg 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 Leesburg

Full-time staff
7
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$47,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
2 full-time4 part
Police
3 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Leesburg 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

Leesburg's K–12 school district, shared with Cedar Bluff, Centre, Gaylesville and Sand Rock. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

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 Leesburg pay

Typical tax bill
$775
a year · Alabama typical $788
Effective rate
0.42%
of home value · Alabama 0.38%
Typical home value
$182,500
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 Leesburg's government

Town hall & decisions in Leesburg →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Leesburg

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

All of Leesburg'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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