Town Hall · Bondurant

Bondurant, IA town hall & government

Bondurant spent $20.3 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,329 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bondurant's money goes

Spent
$20.3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,329
typical Iowa cities: $2,814
Long-term debt
$62.4 million
$7,162 per resident
Sewer & trash
$2.3 million11%
Water & other utilities
$1.7 million8%
Interest on debt
$1.5 million7%
Parks & libraries
$1.2 million6%
Roads & transportation
$1 million5%
Administration & buildings
$996,0005%
Police
$833,0004%
Health & welfare
$826,0004%
Fire
$820,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$263,0001%
Other
$8.8 million43%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 40%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • Sales taxes 8%
  • From the state 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Bondurant

Full-time staff
24
14 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$65,100
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
5
on the town payroll
Fire
5 full-time9 part
Administration & buildings
8 full-time
Roads & transportation
6 full-time
Parks & libraries
4 full-time4 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Police
0 full-time1 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

Bondurant-Farrar Community School District

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

Spending per pupil
$11,685
Iowa: $13,713
Students
2,767
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$54 million
at year end

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

  • Local 44%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $11,685 per pupil, $6,824 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.

Also serving Bondurant: Southeast Polk Community School District ($13,373 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Bondurant pay

Typical tax bill
$5,089
a year · Iowa typical $2,897
Effective rate
1.60%
of home value · Iowa 1.39%
Typical home value
$318,800
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.

Local

Contact Bondurant's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofbondurant.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Bondurant →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bondurant

Bondurant is represented in Congress by Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst and Representative Zachary Nunn. Kim Reynolds is governor.

All of Bondurant'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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