Town Hall · Grandview

Grandview, IA town hall & government

Grandview spent $424,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $817 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Grandview's money goes

Spent
$424,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$817
typical Iowa cities: $2,249
Long-term debt
$333,000
$642 per resident
Sewer & trash
$206,00049%
Water & other utilities
$60,00014%
Roads & transportation
$54,00013%
Administration & buildings
$34,0008%
Police
$18,0004%
Fire
$14,0003%
Parks & libraries
$10,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3,0001%
Interest on debt
$2,000<1%
Other
$23,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 27%
  • Utility sales 21%
  • Property taxes 19%
  • From the state 14%
  • Sales taxes 9%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Grandview

Full-time staff
1
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$48,200
a year, before benefits
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Administration & buildings
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

Louisa-Muscatine Community School District

Grandview's K–12 school district, shared with Fruitland and Letts. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,158
Iowa: $13,713
Students
810
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 47%
  • State 45%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $13,158 per pupil, $7,805 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 Grandview pay

Typical tax bill
$1,819
a year · Iowa typical $2,897
Effective rate
1.28%
of home value · Iowa 1.39%
Typical home value
$142,400
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 Grandview's government

Town hall & decisions in Grandview →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Grandview

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

All of Grandview'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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