Linden, IA town hall & government
Linden spent $143,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $668 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Linden's government.
Where Linden's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 25%
- Fees & charges 23%
- Property taxes 19%
- Interest, fines & other 16%
- From the federal government 8%
- From the state 7%
- From other local governments 3%
Who works for Linden
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Panorama Community School District
Linden's K–12 school district, shared with Bagley, Jamaica, Panora and Yale. 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 60%
- State 36%
- Federal 4%
Of the $13,669 per pupil, $8,519 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 Linden kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Linden 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 Linden's government
Who represents Linden
Linden 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.