Town Hall · Keswick

Keswick, IA town hall & government

Keswick spent $281,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,186 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Keswick's money goes

Spent
$281,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,186
typical Iowa cities: $2,249
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Sewer & trash
$100,00036%
Water & other utilities
$57,00020%
Roads & transportation
$56,00020%
Fire
$15,0005%
Administration & buildings
$12,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3,0001%
Parks & libraries
$2,0001%
Other
$36,00013%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 37%
  • Utility sales 20%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • From the state 15%
  • Sales taxes 8%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • From the federal government 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Keswick

Full-time staff
0
4 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Keswick didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Tri-County Community School District

Keswick's K–12 school district, shared with Gibson, Thornburg and What Cheer. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,589
Iowa: $13,713
Students
192
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 42%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $18,589 per pupil, $12,240 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 Keswick pay

Typical tax bill
$1,106
a year · Iowa typical $2,897
Effective rate
1.24%
of home value · Iowa 1.39%
Typical home value
$89,200
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 Keswick's government

Town hall & decisions in Keswick →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Keswick

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

All of Keswick'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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