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Taylor, AL town hall & government

Taylor spent $1.7 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $680 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Taylor's money goes

Spent
$1.7 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$680
typical Alabama cities: $1,419
Long-term debt
$16.2 million
$6,625 per resident
Sewer & trash
$768,00046%
Interest on debt
$412,00025%
Administration & buildings
$145,0009%
Water & other utilities
$127,0008%
Police
$112,0007%
Parks & libraries
$62,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$31,0002%
Other
$2,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 46%
  • Utility sales 42%
  • Fees & charges 13%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Taylor

Full-time staff
11
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$41,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
3 full-time8 part
Police
4 full-time
Health & welfare
0 full-time8 part
Water & other utilities
4 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Taylor didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Houston County School District

Taylor's K–12 school district, shared with Ashford, Avon, Columbia, Cottonwood, Cowarts and Gordon. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,679
Alabama: $13,926
Students
6,993
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$53.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 25%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $11,679 per pupil, $6,839 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.

Also serving Taylor: Geneva County School District ($12,589 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Taylor pay

Typical tax bill
$322
a year · Alabama typical $788
Effective rate
0.24%
of home value · Alabama 0.38%
Typical home value
$134,200
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 Taylor's government

Town hall & decisions in Taylor →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Taylor

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

All of Taylor'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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