Letts, IA town hall & government
Letts spent $230,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $617 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Letts's government.
Where Letts's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 40%
- Fees & charges 32%
- Sales taxes 13%
- From the state 13%
- From the federal government 1%
- Interest, fines & other <1%
Who works for Letts
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Louisa-Muscatine Community School District
Letts's K–12 school district, shared with Fruitland and Grandview. 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 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.
Which schools Letts kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Letts 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 Letts's government
Who represents Letts
Letts is represented in Congress by Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst and Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks. 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.