Town Hall · Silverhill

Silverhill, AL town hall & government

Silverhill spent $251,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $195 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Silverhill's money goes

Spent
$251,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$195
typical Alabama cities: $1,419
Long-term debt
$664,000
$517 per resident
Police
$104,00041%
Administration & buildings
$61,00024%
Water & other utilities
$47,00019%
Roads & transportation
$28,00011%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$6,0002%
Parks & libraries
$5,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 72%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • Other taxes & licenses 9%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • Fees & charges 3%

Silverhill 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 Silverhill

Full-time staff
14
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$41,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
4 full-time7 part
Police
4 full-time5 part
Water & other utilities
4 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 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

Baldwin County School District

Silverhill's K–12 school district, shared with Bay Minette, Daphne, Elberta, Fairhope, Foley and Loxley. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,438
Alabama: $13,926
Students
31,818
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$192.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 45%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $14,438 per pupil, $8,289 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 Silverhill pay

Typical tax bill
$1,030
a year · Alabama typical $788
Effective rate
0.39%
of home value · Alabama 0.38%
Typical home value
$265,600
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 Silverhill's government

Town hall & decisions in Silverhill →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Silverhill

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

All of Silverhill'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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