Town Hall · Albion

Albion, IA town hall & government

Albion spent $661,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,341 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Albion's government.

Town budget

Where Albion's money goes

Spent
$661,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,341
typical Iowa cities: $2,249
Long-term debt
$2.1 million
$4,343 per resident
Water & other utilities
$254,00038%
Parks & libraries
$94,00014%
Roads & transportation
$77,00012%
Sewer & trash
$65,00010%
Administration & buildings
$50,0008%
Fire
$35,0005%
Interest on debt
$14,0002%
Paid to other governments
$14,0002%
Police
$13,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$5,0001%
Health & welfare
$3,000<1%
Other
$37,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 32%
  • Sales taxes 20%
  • From the state 19%
  • From other local governments 12%
  • From the federal government 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Albion

Full-time staff
3
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$37,500
a year, before benefits
Parks & libraries
1 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Marshalltown Community School District

Albion's K–12 school district, shared with Haverhill and Marshalltown. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,923
Iowa: $13,713
Students
5,177
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$38.4 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Iowa districts overall: 43% local, 49% state, 8% federal

  • Local 25%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $13,923 per pupil, $8,190 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Albion pay

Typical tax bill
$2,051
a year · Iowa typical $2,897
Effective rate
1.52%
of home value · Iowa 1.39%
Typical home value
$135,200
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Albion's government

Town hall & decisions in Albion →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Albion

Albion is represented in Congress by Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst and Representative Randy Feenstra. Kim Reynolds is governor.

All of Albion's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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