Durant, IA town hall & government
Durant spent $4.8 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,561 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Durant's government.
Who runs Durant
From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.
Where Durant's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 38%
- Property taxes 23%
- Fees & charges 17%
- From the state 7%
- Sales taxes 6%
- From other local governments 4%
- Interest, fines & other 3%
- From the federal government 2%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
Who works for Durant
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Durant Community School District
Durant's K–12 school district, shared with Stockton. 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 54%
- State 40%
- Federal 6%
Of the $12,582 per pupil, $8,080 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 Durant kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Durant 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 Durant's government
Who represents Durant
Durant is represented in Congress by Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst and Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks. 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.