Town Hall · Mountain Brook

Mountain Brook, AL town hall & government

Mountain Brook spent $63.3 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $2,882 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Mountain Brook's money goes

Spent
$63.3 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,882
typical Alabama cities: $2,292
Long-term debt
$9.3 million
$424 per resident
Roads & transportation
$15.5 million25%
Parks & libraries
$12.3 million19%
Fire
$11.5 million18%
Police
$10 million16%
Administration & buildings
$6.5 million10%
Sewer & trash
$2.5 million4%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.2 million2%
Paid to other governments
$1.2 million2%
Interest on debt
$221,000<1%
Other
$2.3 million4%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 40%
  • Sales taxes 36%
  • Other taxes & licenses 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • From the state 1%
  • From the federal government <1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Mountain Brook

Full-time staff
226
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$76,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
60
and 62 full-time firefighters
Police
64 full-time
Fire
63 full-time
Parks & libraries
39 full-time13 part
Roads & transportation
28 full-time
Administration & buildings
11 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
3 full-time
Other
18 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

Mountain Brook City School District

Mountain Brook's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,391
Alabama: $13,926
Students
4,387
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$67.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 67%
  • State 31%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $18,391 per pupil, $11,324 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 Mountain Brook pay

Typical tax bill
$8,005
a year · Alabama typical $788
Effective rate
0.87%
of home value · Alabama 0.38%
Typical home value
$916,300
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 Mountain Brook's government

🏛️ Official websitemtnbrook.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Mountain Brook →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mountain Brook

Mountain Brook is represented in Congress by Senators Tommy Tuberville and Katie Boyd Britt and Representative Gary J. Palmer. Kay Ivey is governor.

All of Mountain Brook'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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