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Albany, MO town hall & government

Albany spent $649,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $393 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Albany's money goes

Spent
$649,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$393
typical Missouri cities: $1,159
Long-term debt
$1.2 million
$751 per resident
Sewer & trash
$235,00036%
Administration & buildings
$136,00021%
Police
$106,00016%
Water & other utilities
$69,00011%
Roads & transportation
$55,0008%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$24,0004%
Interest on debt
$17,0003%
Parks & libraries
$7,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 22%
  • Utility sales 22%
  • Sales taxes 21%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • From the state 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Income taxes 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Albany 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 Albany

Full-time staff
22
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$42,500
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
10 full-time
Parks & libraries
3 full-time9 part
Water & other utilities
6 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
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

Albany R-III School District

Albany's K–12 school district, shared with Athens, Darlington, Gentry, Howard, Bogle and Huggins. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,402
Missouri: $14,569
Students
443
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Missouri districts overall: 54% local, 35% state, 11% federal

  • Local 44%
  • State 40%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $13,402 per pupil, $7,953 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 Albany pay

Typical tax bill
$1,012
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
1.00%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$101,300
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Albany's government

🏛️ Official websitealbanymo.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Albany →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Albany

Albany is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representative Sam Graves. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Albany'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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