Town Hall · St. Albans

St. Albans, WV town hall & government

St. Albans spent $23.8 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $2,240 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where St. Albans's money goes

Spent
$23.8 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$2,240
typical West Virginia cities: $1,804
Long-term debt
$11.8 million
$1,110 per resident
Administration & buildings
$8.5 million35%
Water & other utilities
$4.6 million19%
Sewer & trash
$2.6 million11%
Police
$2.4 million10%
Fire
$2 million8%
Parks & libraries
$987,0004%
Health & welfare
$166,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$116,000<1%
Interest on debt
$95,000<1%
Roads & transportation
$81,000<1%
Other
$2.4 million10%

Where the money comes from

  • Other taxes & licenses 28%
  • Utility sales 26%
  • Fees & charges 22%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • From the state 1%
Town workforce

Who works for St. Albans

Full-time staff
155
22 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$47,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
23
and 22 full-time firefighters
Sewer & trash
28 full-time4 part
Police
26 full-time
Water & other utilities
24 full-time1 part
Fire
23 full-time
Administration & buildings
15 full-time14 part
Roads & transportation
15 full-time
Parks & libraries
10 full-time1 part
Health & welfare
4 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time1 part
Other
9 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2024. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Kanawha County School District

St. Albans's K–12 school district, shared with Belle, Cedar Grove, Charleston, Chesapeake, Clendenin and Dunbar. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,492
West Virginia: $15,637
Students
23,433
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from West Virginia districts overall: 36% local, 46% state, 18% federal

  • Local 34%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 19%

Of the $14,492 per pupil, $8,519 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 St. Albans pay

Typical tax bill
$975
a year · West Virginia typical $865
Effective rate
0.69%
of home value · West Virginia 0.53%
Typical home value
$140,800
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 St. Albans's government

🏛️ Official websitestalbanswv.com ↗
Town hall phone(304) 722-3391

Town hall & decisions in St. Albans →

Beyond town hall

Who represents St. Albans

St. Albans is represented in Congress by Senators Shelley Moore Capito and James C. Justice and Representative Carol D. Miller. Patrick Morrisey is governor.

All of St. Albans'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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