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How Albin is run

Albin spent $810,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $3,913 per resident.

City budget
$810,000
spent, year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$3,913
Above typical Wyoming cities ($2,280)
Long-term debt
None
at year end
City staff
0
full-time · 6 part-time
Typical tax bill
$1,168
a year · WY $1,767

What stands out about how Albin is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,168 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.72% of the home’s value, vs 0.57% across Wyoming.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Wyoming$1,767
Albin$1,168
$1,168
typical bill a year
0.72%
effective rate
$163,300
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Albin’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

Your share of the budget

About $3,913 per resident a year, or $10.72 a day

The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 35% of spending.

Where the money comes from
From the state 38%From other local governments 20%Fees & charges 16%Interest, fines & other 15%Utility sales 9%Property taxes 2%
The school district

Laramie County School District 2

Albin’s K–12 school district, shared with Burns, Pine Bluffs. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Albin →
$21,104
per pupil · WY $20,645
1,054
students
None
long-term debt

Of the $21,104 per pupil, $11,624 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 55%State 34%Federal 11%

Wyoming districts overall: 39% local, 45% state, 16% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Albin

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Albin yet. Neighbors can add them.

Who works for Albin

0 full-time staff

On the payroll in March 2022.

By department full-time, plus part-time

Roads & transportation0 + 2 pt
Administration & buildings0 + 1 pt
Parks & libraries0 + 1 pt
Other0 + 2 pt
0
full-time
6
part-time

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Who represents Albin

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Albin.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Wyoming HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Wyoming SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Wyoming

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Albin’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →

Questions about how Albin is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Does Albin get good value for its tax dollars?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Ask neighbors

Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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