Griswold, IA town hall & government
Griswold spent $1.2 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,272 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Griswold's government.
Where Griswold's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 25%
- Property taxes 24%
- Utility sales 13%
- Sales taxes 12%
- From the state 11%
- From the federal government 6%
- Other taxes & licenses 3%
- From other local governments 3%
- Interest, fines & other 2%
Who works for Griswold
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Griswold Community School District
Griswold's K–12 school district, shared with Elliott, Grant and Lewis. 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 53%
- State 42%
- Federal 5%
Of the $14,440 per pupil, $8,911 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 Griswold kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Griswold 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 Griswold's government
Who represents Griswold
Griswold is represented in Congress by Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst and Representative Zachary Nunn. 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.