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Level Plains, AL town hall & government

Level Plains spent $1.2 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $598 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Level Plains's money goes

Spent
$1.2 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$598
typical Alabama cities: $1,419
Long-term debt
$51,000
$26 per resident
Water & other utilities
$723,00062%
Police
$226,00019%
Sewer & trash
$81,0007%
Administration & buildings
$51,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$40,0003%
Health & welfare
$6,0001%
Roads & transportation
$6,0001%
Fire
$3,000<1%
Other
$31,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 35%
  • Sales taxes 28%
  • Interest, fines & other 26%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • From the state <1%
  • Fees & charges <1%

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

Town workforce

Who works for Level Plains

Full-time staff
14
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$36,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
5 full-time6 part
Police
5 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time3 part
Fire
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Daleville City School District

Level Plains's K–12 school district, shared with Clayhatchee and Daleville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,840
Alabama: $13,926
Students
1,221
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 16%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 25%

Of the $11,840 per pupil, $6,288 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 Level Plains pay

Typical tax bill
$406
a year · Alabama typical $788
Effective rate
0.30%
of home value · Alabama 0.38%
Typical home value
$137,500
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 Level Plains's government

Town hall & decisions in Level Plains →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Level Plains

Level Plains is represented in Congress by Senators Tommy Tuberville and Katie Boyd Britt and Representative Barry Moore. Kay Ivey is governor.

All of Level Plains'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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