Town Hall · Blencoe

Blencoe, IA town hall & government

Blencoe spent $699,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $3,566 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Blencoe's money goes

Spent
$699,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$3,566
typical Iowa cities: $2,249
Long-term debt
$5.3 million
$26,796 per resident
Water & other utilities
$111,00016%
Sewer & trash
$65,0009%
Roads & transportation
$49,0007%
Fire
$42,0006%
Administration & buildings
$37,0005%
Parks & libraries
$28,0004%
Paid to other governments
$11,0002%
Interest on debt
$9,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3,000<1%
Police
$1,000<1%
Other
$343,00049%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 37%
  • Utility sales 22%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • Sales taxes 9%
  • From the state 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • From other local governments 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Blencoe

Full-time staff
2
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$46,500
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time2 part
Other
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

West Monona Community School District

Blencoe's K–12 school district, shared with Onawa and Turin. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,515
Iowa: $13,713
Students
645
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 50%
  • State 43%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $12,515 per pupil, $7,233 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 Blencoe pay

Typical tax bill
$1,274
a year · Iowa typical $2,897
Effective rate
1.46%
of home value · Iowa 1.39%
Typical home value
$87,500
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 Blencoe's government

Town hall & decisions in Blencoe →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Blencoe

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

All of Blencoe'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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