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Sulligent, AL town hall & government

Sulligent spent $1.6 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $866 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sulligent's money goes

Spent
$1.6 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$866
typical Alabama cities: $2,292
Long-term debt
$2 million
$1,088 per resident
Sewer & trash
$220,00014%
Water & other utilities
$195,00012%
Administration & buildings
$89,0006%
Interest on debt
$80,0005%
Parks & libraries
$23,0001%
Other
$985,00062%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 58%
  • Fees & charges 33%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • From the state 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Sulligent

Full-time staff
22
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$43,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
6 full-time5 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time6 part
Parks & libraries
4 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Lamar County School District

Sulligent's K–12 school district, shared with Beaverton, Detroit, Kennedy, Millport and Vernon. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,732
Alabama: $13,926
Students
2,176
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 17%
  • State 64%
  • Federal 19%

Of the $12,732 per pupil, $6,570 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 Sulligent pay

Typical tax bill
$325
a year · Alabama typical $788
Effective rate
0.25%
of home value · Alabama 0.38%
Typical home value
$130,700
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 Sulligent's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Sulligent

Sulligent is represented in Congress by Senators Tommy Tuberville and Katie Boyd Britt and Representative Robert B. Aderholt. Kay Ivey is governor.

All of Sulligent'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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