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Audubon, IA town hall & government

Audubon spent $6.4 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $3,423 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Audubon's money goes

Spent
$6.4 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$3,423
typical Iowa cities: $2,249
Long-term debt
$8.2 million
$4,387 per resident
Water & other utilities
$2.2 million35%
Roads & transportation
$1.7 million26%
Sewer & trash
$556,0009%
Police
$457,0007%
Parks & libraries
$338,0005%
Interest on debt
$233,0004%
Fire
$181,0003%
Administration & buildings
$170,0003%
Housing & development
$100,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$48,0001%
Health & welfare
$4,000<1%
Other
$438,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 32%
  • Utility sales 25%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • Sales taxes 8%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • From the state 5%
  • From other local governments 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Audubon

Full-time staff
8
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$53,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Police
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time5 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time3 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Audubon Community School District

Audubon's K–12 school district, shared with Gray. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,428
Iowa: $13,713
Students
544
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$12.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 49%
  • State 41%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $13,428 per pupil, $7,873 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 Audubon pay

Typical tax bill
$1,687
a year · Iowa typical $2,897
Effective rate
1.73%
of home value · Iowa 1.39%
Typical home value
$97,700
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 Audubon's government

Town hall & decisions in Audubon →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Audubon

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

All of Audubon'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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