Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0How is Alamo run?
Alamo’s town government spent $6.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,808 per resident.
What stands out about how Alamo is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Alamo City School District
Alamo’s elementary school district. The schools are run by Alamo, so this money is part of the budget above.
Of the $9,923 per pupil, $6,211 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.
Tennessee districts overall: 40% local, 44% state, 16% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $2,808 per resident a year, or $7.69 a day
Schools are part of the town’s budget, so they lead the receipt: 89% of day-to-day spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Alamo runs its own schools, so school spending is part of this budget. Comparisons are with Tennessee cities that run their own schools.
$2,808 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Alamo’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($2,808 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 23 Tennessee cities that run their own schools: the median was $2,960, and the middle half spent $2,300–$3,382. Alamo spent less than 61% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($406,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Tennessee cities that run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Alamo itself left out).
No trend yet
Alamo reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $866 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.61% of the home’s value, vs 0.50% across Tennessee.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Alamo’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 Alamo’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Alamo →
Who’s in charge in Alamo
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Alamo’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on townofalamo.net ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 20 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 (2,260).
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.
Alamo’s votes are counted by county
Tennessee reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Alamo alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Crockett County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican78.9%4,674 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat20.2%1,196 votesOthers: 0.9% (51 votes).
Most votes in Crockett County: Donald J Trump
Tennessee: Trump 64.2%, Harris 34.5%
100% of Alamo lies in Crockett County. Every 2024 race in Crockett County is on the county’s page.
Crockett 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 Alamo.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: townofalamo.net ↗
- 2Tennessee HouseState representatives
- 3Tennessee SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Tennessee
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Alamo’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Alamo’s government
How much does Alamo spend per resident?
About $2,808 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $2,808 was less than 61% of 23 Tennessee cities that run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Alamo?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $866 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.61% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.50% across Tennessee. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see townofalamo.net.
Who runs Alamo’s government?
See townofalamo.net for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Alamo yet.
How did Alamo vote in 2024?
Tennessee counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Alamo alone. Crockett County, where 100% of Alamo lies, voted Trump 78.9%, Harris 20.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Alamo?
114 full-time and 17 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $377,911 (about $4.5M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Alamo in the state legislature?
State Senate District 25 (Ed Jackson) and State House District 82 (Chris Hurt). The House district also covers 18 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Alamo’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 →