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Long Grove, IA town hall & government

Long Grove spent $1.1 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,280 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Long Grove's money goes

Spent
$1.1 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,280
typical Iowa cities: $2,249
Long-term debt
$792,000
$910 per resident
Water & other utilities
$435,00039%
Roads & transportation
$223,00020%
Sewer & trash
$165,00015%
Parks & libraries
$81,0007%
Administration & buildings
$57,0005%
Paid to other governments
$52,0005%
Interest on debt
$36,0003%
Fire
$27,0002%
Police
$20,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,000<1%
Other
$17,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 33%
  • Property taxes 28%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • Sales taxes 11%
  • From the state 8%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Long Grove

Full-time staff
4
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$55,900
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
3 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

North Scott Community School District

Long Grove's K–12 school district, shared with Dixon, Donahue, Eldridge, Maysville, McCausland and Princeton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,525
Iowa: $13,713
Students
3,442
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$52.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 46%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $11,525 per pupil, $7,090 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 Long Grove pay

Typical tax bill
$4,320
a year · Iowa typical $2,897
Effective rate
1.35%
of home value · Iowa 1.39%
Typical home value
$320,600
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 Long Grove's government

Town hall & decisions in Long Grove →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Long Grove

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

All of Long Grove'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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