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Leighton – Colbert County

Leighton’s everyday resources are easier to use when you separate the town’s payment routes, community contacts and nearby county recreation. Paying a water bill is not the same portal choice as paying the municipal court, and a county park outing is different from a reserved pavilion or campsite. Those are useful distinctions while settling in or planning a home-search visit.

Leighton: town boundary from the 2024 U.S. Census Bureau, with the same boundary highlighted in a Northern Alabama locator inset. North is up. Editorial area: Shoals. Not a property or service-boundary map.
Map sources and notes
Town boundary depiction: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 TIGER/Line. Editorial area: Shoals. Not a property, school or utility boundary; confirm current jurisdiction and annexations with the responsible authority. View the full-size boundary map.

Which Leighton online payment route should I use?

Begin with the town’s resource page and its Online Water and Court Payments link. The linked official payment landing page presents three separate choices: Town of Leighton General Fund, Municipal Court, and Water and Sewer Board. Choose the account or obligation you actually have; a common town name does not make those payment categories interchangeable.

Payment destination Use it for Do not confuse it with
Water and Sewer Board The relevant existing utility account A request to establish a new connection
Municipal Court The applicable court payment A water bill
General Fund The town charge identified for that category A catch-all choice when the bill is unclear

The landing page also lists separate voice-payment options for court and water. If the bill or payment category is unclear, use its published town contact, 256-446-8477, before proceeding. Keep account numbers and payment information within the official provider route rather than a general contact form. A functioning payment page does not confirm service availability at a new property.

Where do library, senior-center and utility questions go?

The town directory lists the Public Library and Civic Center at 256-446-5380 and the Senior Center at 256-446-5985. These are separate contacts. Ask the library about current opening times, borrowing and room use; ask the senior center about its own schedule and participation arrangements. The website’s general office-hours footer should not be applied to both facilities.

For Sheffield Utilities, the same directory separates general service questions at 256-389-2000 from outages or service problems at 256-389-2478. A listed provider is a starting contact, not evidence that every Leighton address receives every utility from it. Use the service address and the relevant account when choosing the route.

How can I plan a county-park outing without booking the wrong thing?

For an outing outside the town, Colbert Alloys Park in Muscle Shoals offers a different kind of day. The county’s actual park amenities page lists walking trails, a playground, picnic tables and grills, fishing piers and a boat ramp with no ramp charge. It separately describes a covered, lighted pavilion that can be reserved for private use.

The posted rates distinguish a $50-per-day pavilion rental from camping: a standard daily electricity/water/sewage site is $35, while primitive tent camping is $15 per tent per day with a 14-day maximum stay. Those published options help you choose the right question; they do not confirm an available site or event date. A free ramp does not make camping or a private pavilion free.

Use the park’s own contact page for the office at 180 Alloys Park Lane, Muscle Shoals, AL 35661 and phone 256-577-9619. Ask which facilities suit your intended visit and any specific access needs. This is a separate Muscle Shoals destination, not a park promised within Leighton’s town boundary or a guaranteed trip time from a listing.

What does a downtown project announcement actually establish?

The town news page describes water and wastewater improvements continuing into 2026 and a Main Street transportation project with a projected late-2025 start. A projected start in an older announcement is not proof of completion at this October 30, 2026 review. If access, construction or a particular facility affects a planned visit, ask the town for the present arrangement rather than relying on the announcement’s future tense.

Make the local music story part of a deliberate visit

For a broader Shoals outing, the studio-tour and music-museum guide compares actual visit formats and separate destinations. Use it when you want to turn an interest in the region’s music into a manageable trip, not as a suggestion that every studio or museum is in Leighton. Keeping those destinations and bookings distinct leaves room to enjoy the area without an overfilled itinerary.

What do the numbers say?

Leighton Facts

People

Population
669
Median age
44.9 years

Homes

Households
389
Housing units
490
Vacant housing units
101
Owner-occupied homes
229
Renter-occupied homes
160

Housing costs

Median gross rent
$388 /mo
Owner costs with mortgage
$2065 /mo
Owner costs without mortgage
$349 /mo

Calculated measures

Renters spending 30%+ on housing
77.622378%

Travel

Mean commute
15 min

Income

Median household income
$33894
Sources & notes

Population

U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, vintage 2025; resident population as of July 1, 2025. ACS sampling margins of error do not apply.

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Median age

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024 five-year estimate. Published 90% margin of error: ±1.9 years.

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Households

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024 five-year estimate. Published 90% margin of error: ±145 housing units. Households correspond to occupied housing units.

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Housing units

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024 five-year estimate. Published 90% margin of error: ±154 housing units.

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Owner-occupied homes

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024 five-year estimate. Published 90% margin of error: ±100 housing units.

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Renter-occupied homes

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024 five-year estimate. Published 90% margin of error: ±108 housing units.

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Median household income

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024 five-year estimate. Published 90% margin of error: ±17950 USD/year. Income is in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.

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Vacant housing units

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Universe: Housing units. Unit: housing units. Vacant is a Census housing-status category, not a count of homes advertised for sale or rent. Published 90% margin of error: +/-53 housing units.

Source definition

Median owner-occupied home value

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Universe: Owner-occupied housing units. Unit: USD. Survey-reported value of owner-occupied homes, not current listings, appraisals or sale prices. Published margin is nonnumeric; raw code: -222222222. No numeric estimate is displayed; retained source codes or denominator prevent a valid value. Equivalent retained Census profile annotation: estimate '-'; margin '**'. Any bound describes an interval, not an exact median.

Median gross rent

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Universe: Renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. Unit: USD/month. Gross rent includes contract rent and applicable tenant-paid utilities and fuels; not current advertised rents. Published 90% margin of error: +/-219 USD/month.

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Owner costs with mortgage

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Universe: Owner-occupied housing units with a mortgage. Unit: USD/month. Median selected monthly owner costs include mortgage payments and applicable taxes, insurance, utilities, fuels and fees; not mortgage payment alone. Published 90% margin of error: +/-1769 USD/month.

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Owner costs without mortgage

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Universe: Owner-occupied housing units without a mortgage. Unit: USD/month. Median selected monthly owner costs include applicable taxes, insurance, utilities, fuels and fees. Published 90% margin of error: +/-111 USD/month.

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Renters spending 30%+ on housing

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Universe: Cash-rent renter households with gross rent as a percentage of income computed. Unit: percent. Calculated share with gross rent at least 30% of household income. Excludes households whose percentage cannot be computed. Derived margin of error is unavailable; no unrelated margin is substituted. Formula: 100*(B25070_007E+B25070_008E+B25070_009E+B25070_010E)/(B25070_001E-B25070_011E). Numerator: 111; denominator: 143.

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Mean commute

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year Data Profile DP03_0025E. Mean one-way travel time to work, in minutes; workers age 16 and over who did not work from home. Retained accepted source run profile-31190; source SHA256 097b9dc1979c94ef809352561e32e389771b032607396d637bc4de7c701f8dea, line 306. This reuses accepted source evidence, not a new API fetch. Published 90% margin of error: +/-10.4 minutes. Survey travel time is not a current traffic estimate or a route to a named employer.

Source data

Population and ACS measures may cover different periods; the source notes identify each one. Community averages do not describe an individual household or establish the condition or suitability of a particular property. Estimates and margins are retained without replacing missing or annotated values with zero.

Continue your area search

Explore homes in the Leighton area search. This map-based view is not an exact Census or service boundary, a complete inventory claim or confirmation of services. Compare the actual listing locations with the questions above.

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Sources and review notes

Official resources reviewed October 30, 2026. Undated pages are treated as guidance checked on that date; hours, fees and operating arrangements can change. The retained 2024 Census map shows geographic context, not current parcel, school or utility boundaries.

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