Town Hall · Fredonia

Fredonia, IA town hall & government

Fredonia spent $154,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $700 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Fredonia's money goes

Spent
$154,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$700
typical Iowa cities: $2,249
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Sewer & trash
$76,00049%
Administration & buildings
$29,00019%
Roads & transportation
$27,00018%
Police
$8,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2,0001%
Parks & libraries
$1,0001%
Other
$11,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 50%
  • From the state 15%
  • Sales taxes 11%
  • Property taxes 11%
  • From the federal government 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Fredonia

Full-time staff
0
7 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 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

Columbus Community School District

Fredonia's K–12 school district, shared with Columbus City, Columbus Junction, Conesville and Cotter. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,602
Iowa: $13,713
Students
686
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 33%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $14,602 per pupil, $9,150 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 Fredonia pay

Typical tax bill
$680
a year · Iowa typical $2,897
Effective rate
0.95%
of home value · Iowa 1.39%
Typical home value
$71,700
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 Fredonia's government

Town hall & decisions in Fredonia →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Fredonia

Fredonia is represented in Congress by Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst and Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks. Kim Reynolds is governor.

All of Fredonia'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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