Photo: Jim Roberts · CC BY-SA 4.0How is St. Albans run?
St. Albans’ city government spent $16.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $1,552 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau. Water and other utilities ($3.4 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how St. Albans is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,552 per resident a year, or $4.25 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 51%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
No comparison or trend for St. Albans yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and St. Albans’ 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2023 only (2022 and 2024 are estimates), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, up from 147 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $975 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.69% of the home’s value, vs 0.53% across West Virginia.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at St. Albans’ 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 St. Albans’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in St. Albans →
Who’s in charge in St. Albans
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
St. Albans’ meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on stalbanswv.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 69 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (10,635).
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.
Kanawha County School District
St. Albans’ K–12 school district, shared with Belle, Cedar Grove, Charleston, Chesapeake, Clendenin and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,492 per pupil, $8,519 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.
West Virginia districts overall: 36% local, 46% state, 18% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
St. Albans’ votes are counted by county
West Virginia reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for St. Albans alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Kanawha County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican57.6%43,352 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat40.2%30,231 votesOthers: 2.2% (1,656 votes).
Most votes in Kanawha County: Donald J Trump
West Virginia: Trump 70.0%, Harris 28.1%
100% of St. Albans lies in Kanawha County. Every 2024 race in Kanawha County is on the county’s page.
Kanawha 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 St. Albans.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: stalbanswv.com ↗
- 2West Virginia House of DelegatesState representatives
- 3West Virginia SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of West Virginia
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How St. Albans compares with the towns next door
St. Albans’ 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.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| St. Albans | estimate | $975 |
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 St. Albans’ government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about St. Albans’ government
How much does St. Albans spend per resident?
About $1,552 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in St. Albans?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $975 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.69% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.53% across West Virginia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see stalbanswv.com.
Who runs St. Albans’ government?
See stalbanswv.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for St. Albans yet.
How did St. Albans vote in 2024?
West Virginia counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for St. Albans alone. Kanawha County, where 100% of St. Albans lies, voted Trump 57.6%, Harris 40.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for St. Albans?
155 full-time and 23 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $674,998 (about $8.1M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents St. Albans in the state legislature?
St. Albans is split among 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The West Virginia Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about St. Albans’ 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 →