Avoca, IA town hall & government
Avoca spent $2.8 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,669 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Avoca's government.
Where Avoca's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 24%
- Fees & charges 24%
- Interest, fines & other 17%
- Utility sales 16%
- Sales taxes 10%
- From the state 6%
- From other local governments 2%
- Other taxes & licenses <1%
Who works for Avoca
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
AHSTW Community School District
Avoca's K–12 school district, shared with Hancock, Shelby, Walnut and Tennant. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Iowa districts overall: 43% local, 49% state, 8% federal
- Local 58%
- State 38%
- Federal 4%
Of the $13,043 per pupil, $8,405 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.
Which schools Avoca kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Avoca pay
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.
Contact Avoca's government
Who represents Avoca
Avoca is represented in Congress by Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst and Representative Randy Feenstra. Kim Reynolds is governor.
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.