Town Hall · Albion

Albion, WA town hall & government

Albion spent $436,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $741 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Albion's money goes

Spent
$436,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$741
typical Washington cities: $1,978
Long-term debt
$343,000
$583 per resident
Water & other utilities
$94,00022%
Sewer & trash
$80,00018%
Administration & buildings
$52,00012%
Police
$49,00011%
Roads & transportation
$28,0006%
Interest on debt
$10,0002%
Parks & libraries
$9,0002%
Fire
$7,0002%
Other
$107,00025%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 27%
  • Utility sales 20%
  • Sales taxes 15%
  • From the federal government 14%
  • From the state 12%
  • Property taxes 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Albion

Full-time staff
1
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$53,600
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
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

Pullman School District

Albion's K–12 school district, shared with Pullman. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,141
Washington: $18,444
Students
2,689
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$61.7 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Washington districts overall: 27% local, 66% state, 8% federal

  • Local 29%
  • State 67%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $16,141 per pupil, $9,070 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 Albion pay

Typical tax bill
$1,611
a year · Washington typical $4,556
Effective rate
0.70%
of home value · Washington 0.81%
Typical home value
$230,700
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 Albion's government

Town hall & decisions in Albion →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Albion

Albion is represented in Congress by Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell and Representative Michael Baumgartner. Bob Ferguson is governor.

All of Albion'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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