Photo: Shannon from New York · CC BY-SA 2.0How is Rainsville run?
Rainsville’s city government spent $4.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $909 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Rainsville didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Rainsville is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $909 per resident a year, or $2.49 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 30%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Rainsville didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Rainsville yet
Every year of Rainsville’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $683 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.30% 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 Rainsville’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 Rainsville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Rainsville →
Who’s in charge in Rainsville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 101 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (5,149).
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.
DeKalb County School District
Rainsville’s K–12 school district, shared with Crossville, Fyffe, Geraldine, Hammondville, Henagar and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,288 per pupil, $7,655 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.
Rainsville’s votes are counted by county
Alabama reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Rainsville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are DeKalb County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican86.4%25,633 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat12.7%3,758 votesOthers: 0.9% (269 votes).
Most votes in DeKalb County: Donald J Trump
Alabama: Trump 64.6%, Harris 34.1%
100% of Rainsville lies in DeKalb County. Every 2024 race in DeKalb County is on the county’s page.
DeKalb 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 Rainsville.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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 Rainsville compares with the towns next door
Rainsville’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 4 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $301 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Powell | $301 | $450 |
| Pine Ridge | estimate | $504 |
| Shiloh | estimate | $331 |
| Sylvania | estimate | $423 |
| Rainsville | estimate | $683 |
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 Rainsville’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Rainsville’s government
How much does Rainsville spend per resident?
About $909 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Rainsville didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $4.7 million.
What is the property tax rate in Rainsville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $683 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.30% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.38% across Alabama. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Rainsville’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Rainsville yet.
How did Rainsville vote in 2024?
Alabama counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Rainsville alone. DeKalb County, where 100% of Rainsville lies, voted Trump 86.4%, Harris 12.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Rainsville?
51 full-time and 23 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $189,584 (about $2.3M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Rainsville in the state legislature?
State Senate District 8 (Steve Livingston) and State House District 24 (Nathaniel Ledbetter). The House district also covers 13 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 (for Rainsville, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →