Photo: Chris Pruitt · CC BY-SA 4.0Piedmont spent more per resident in 2022 than 77% of similar cities
Piedmont’s city government spent $6 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,284 per resident. Water and other utilities ($19.4 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Piedmont is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,507 per resident in 2022: more than 77% of them
Piedmont’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,507 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 47 Alabama cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $992, and the middle half spent $608–$1,372. Piedmont spent more than 77% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.4 million), 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 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Piedmont itself left out).
About $1,284 per resident a year, or $3.52 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 23%.
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Day-to-day spending is down 10% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Piedmont reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,507 · 2023: $1,257 · 2024: $1,284.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $625 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.54% 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 Piedmont’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 Piedmont’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Piedmont →
Who’s in charge in Piedmont
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Piedmont’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on piedmontcity.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 54 residents
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 (4,708).
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.
Piedmont City School District
Piedmont’s K–12 school district, shared with Edwardsville. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,294 per pupil, $7,247 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.
Piedmont’s votes are counted by county
Alabama reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Piedmont alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Calhoun County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican71.8%34,912 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat27.1%13,194 votesOthers: 1.1% (547 votes).
Most votes in Calhoun County: Donald J Trump
Alabama: Trump 64.6%, Harris 34.1%
100% of Piedmont lies in Calhoun County; the rest in Cherokee County. Every 2024 race in Calhoun County is on the county’s page.
Calhoun 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 Piedmont.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: piedmontcity.org ↗
- 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.
Reach Piedmont’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Piedmont’s government
How much does Piedmont spend per resident?
About $1,284 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,507 was more than 77% of 47 Alabama cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Piedmont?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $625 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.54% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.38% across Alabama. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see piedmontcity.org.
Who runs Piedmont’s government?
See piedmontcity.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Piedmont yet.
How did Piedmont vote in 2024?
Alabama counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Piedmont alone. Calhoun County, where 100% of Piedmont lies, voted Trump 71.8%, Harris 27.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Piedmont?
87 full-time and 22 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $322,869 (about $3.9M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Piedmont in the state legislature?
State Senate District 12 (Keith Kelley) and State House District 29 (Mark Gidley). The House district also covers eight other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Piedmont’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 →