Dickinson House · Photo: Altairisfar · Public domainGrove Hill runs its own hospital
Grove Hill’s town government spent $1.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $689 per resident. It also runs a hospital ($16.7 million), counted separately. Census Bureau figures.
What stands out about how Grove Hill is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $689 per resident a year, or $1.89 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 61%.
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$689 per resident in 2022: more than 72% of them
Grove Hill’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($689 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 109 Alabama cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $425, and the middle half spent $186–$735. Grove Hill spent more than 72% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($713,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Alabama cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Grove Hill itself left out).
No trend yet
Grove Hill reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
full-time in March 2025 (hospital, health & welfare left out), up from 39 in 2022.
The typical homeowner pays $390 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.31% of the home’s value, vs 0.38% across Alabama.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Grove Hill’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.
Tax bills are one input to Grove Hill’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Grove Hill →
Who’s in charge in Grove Hill
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Grove Hill’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on grovehillal.com ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 42 residents, not counting hospital, health & welfare staff
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (1,709).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Clarke County School District
Grove Hill’s K–12 school district, shared with Coffeeville, Fulton, Jackson. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,485 per pupil, $6,793 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.
Alabama districts overall: 31% local, 53% state, 16% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Grove Hill’s votes are counted by county
Alabama reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Grove Hill alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Clarke County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican58.2%6,965 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat41.2%4,927 votesOthers: 0.6% (66 votes).
Most votes in Clarke County: Donald J Trump
Alabama: Trump 64.6%, Harris 34.1%
100% of Grove Hill lies in Clarke County. Every 2024 race in Clarke County is on the county’s page.
Clarke County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Grove Hill.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: grovehillal.com ↗
- 2Alabama HouseGrove Hill is split between 2 districts
- 3Alabama SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Alabama
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Grove Hill’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Grove Hill’s government
How much does Grove Hill spend per resident?
About $689 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. Grove Hill also runs a hospital ($16.7 million), counted separately. In 2022, the last full count, its $689 was more than 72% of 109 Alabama cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Grove Hill?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $390 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.31% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.38% across Alabama. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see grovehillal.com.
Who runs Grove Hill’s government?
See grovehillal.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Grove Hill yet.
How did Grove Hill vote in 2024?
Alabama counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Grove Hill alone. Clarke County, where 100% of Grove Hill lies, voted Trump 58.2%, Harris 41.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Grove Hill?
41 full-time and 34 part-time employees in March 2025 (plus 93 full-time hospital, health & welfare staff), with a March payroll of $758,899 (about $9.1M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Grove Hill in the state legislature?
Grove Hill is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Alabama Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 23 (Rob Stewart). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Grove Hill’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →