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How Aspinwall is run

Aspinwall spent $84,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,100 per resident.

Photo: Jared Winkler
City budget
$84,000
spent, year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,100
Below typical Iowa cities ($2,249)
Long-term debt
None
at year end
City staff
0
full-time · 1 part-time
Typical tax bill
$867
a year · IA $2,897

What stands out about how Aspinwall is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $867 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.02% of the home’s value, vs 1.39% across Iowa.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Iowa$2,897
Aspinwall$867
$867
typical bill a year
1.02%
effective rate
$85,000
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Aspinwall’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.

The school district

IKM-Manning Community School District

Aspinwall’s K–12 school district, shared with Irwin, Kirkman, Manilla, Manning. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Aspinwall →
$14,017
per pupil · IA $13,713
713
students
$1.4 million
long-term debt

Of the $14,017 per pupil, $8,478 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 50%State 45%Federal 6%

Iowa districts overall: 43% local, 49% state, 8% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Aspinwall

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Aspinwall yet. Neighbors can add them.

Your share of the budget

About $2,100 per resident a year, or $5.75 a day

The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 71% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 56%Interest, fines & other 29%From the state 5%Sales taxes 5%Fees & charges 3%From other local governments 1%
Who works for Aspinwall

0 full-time staff

On the payroll in March 2022.

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings0 + 1 pt
0
full-time
1
part-time

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Who represents Aspinwall

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Aspinwall.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Iowa HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Iowa SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Iowa

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Aspinwall’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →

Questions about how Aspinwall is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Does Aspinwall get good value for its tax dollars?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Ask neighbors

Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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