Town Hall · Huxley

Huxley, IA town hall & government

Huxley spent $8.3 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,820 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Huxley's money goes

Spent
$8.3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,820
typical Iowa cities: $2,814
Long-term debt
$17.1 million
$3,751 per resident
Water & other utilities
$2.7 million33%
Police
$940,00011%
Sewer & trash
$912,00011%
Parks & libraries
$783,0009%
Administration & buildings
$780,0009%
Roads & transportation
$503,0006%
Interest on debt
$407,0005%
Fire
$333,0004%
Health & welfare
$158,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$19,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$17,000<1%
Housing & development
$3,000<1%
Other
$732,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 50%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • Sales taxes 9%
  • From the state 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Huxley

Full-time staff
21
25 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$64,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Parks & libraries
4 full-time11 part
Police
6 full-time2 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time10 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Fire
0 full-time1 part
Other
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Ballard Community School District

Huxley's K–12 school district, shared with Cambridge, Kelley and Slater. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,410
Iowa: $13,713
Students
1,960
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$39.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 44%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $12,410 per pupil, $7,853 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 Huxley pay

Typical tax bill
$4,799
a year · Iowa typical $2,897
Effective rate
1.62%
of home value · Iowa 1.39%
Typical home value
$297,100
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 Huxley's government

🏛️ Official websitehuxleyiowa.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Huxley →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Huxley

Huxley is represented in Congress by Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst and Representative Randy Feenstra. Kim Reynolds is governor.

All of Huxley'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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