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Westover, AL town hall & government

Westover spent $1.6 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $907 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Westover's money goes

Spent
$1.6 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$907
typical Alabama cities: $1,419
Long-term debt
$397,000
$224 per resident
Fire
$855,00053%
Administration & buildings
$448,00028%
Police
$110,0007%
Roads & transportation
$92,0006%
Parks & libraries
$45,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$28,0002%
Interest on debt
$26,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 60%
  • From the federal government 26%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • Utility sales 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Westover

Full-time staff
2
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$58,200
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
2
on the town payroll
Fire
2 full-time9 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time1 part
Other
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

Shelby County School District

Westover's K–12 school district, shared with Chelsea, Columbiana, Harpersville, Montevallo, Wilsonville and Wilton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,422
Alabama: $13,926
Students
20,937
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$124.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 40%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $13,422 per pupil, $7,681 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 Westover pay

Typical tax bill
$1,115
a year · Alabama typical $788
Effective rate
0.37%
of home value · Alabama 0.38%
Typical home value
$297,400
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 Westover's government

🏛️ Official websitewestoveralabama.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Westover →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Westover

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

All of Westover'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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