Opp runs its own hospital
Opp’s city government spent $8.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,255 per resident. It also runs a hospital ($550,000) and water utilities ($7.9 million), counted separately. Census Bureau figures.
What stands out about how Opp is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,255 per resident a year, or $3.44 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 27%.
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No comparison for Opp yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample). Opp’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars), so it has no like-for-like peer figure. It reported 2024; the next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Day-to-day spending is up 6% since 2023
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Opp reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2023: $1,194 · 2024: $1,255.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $392 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.34% 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 Opp’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.
Tax bills are one input to Opp’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Opp →
Who’s in charge in Opp
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Opp’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofopp.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 71 residents, not counting hospital, health & welfare staff
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (6,717).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Opp City School District
Opp’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,510 per pupil, $7,644 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.
Opp’s votes are counted by county
Alabama reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Opp alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Covington County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican85.9%14,677 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat13.5%2,314 votesOthers: 0.6% (104 votes).
Most votes in Covington County: Donald J Trump
Alabama: Trump 64.6%, Harris 34.1%
100% of Opp lies in Covington County. Every 2024 race in Covington County is on the county’s page.
Covington 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 Opp.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofopp.com ↗
- 2Alabama HouseState representatives
- 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.
How Opp compares with the towns next door
Opp’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. None of its neighbors reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Opp’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Opp’s government
How much does Opp spend per resident?
About $1,255 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. Opp also runs a hospital ($550,000), counted separately.
What is the property tax rate in Opp?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $392 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.34% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.38% across Alabama. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofopp.com.
Who runs Opp’s government?
See cityofopp.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Opp yet.
How did Opp vote in 2024?
Alabama counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Opp alone. Covington County, where 100% of Opp lies, voted Trump 85.9%, Harris 13.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Opp?
94 full-time and 11 part-time employees in March 2022 (plus 1 full-time hospital, health & welfare staff), with a March payroll of $339,740 (about $4.1M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Opp in the state legislature?
State Senate District 31 (Josh Carnley) and State House District 92 (Matthew Hammett). The House district also covers 17 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Opp’s government
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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 →