Town Hall · Onslow

Onslow, IA town hall & government

Onslow spent $241,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,255 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Onslow's money goes

Spent
$241,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,255
typical Iowa cities: $2,249
Long-term debt
$876,000
$4,563 per resident
Water & other utilities
$85,00035%
Sewer & trash
$40,00017%
Roads & transportation
$30,00012%
Administration & buildings
$24,00010%
Interest on debt
$19,0008%
Parks & libraries
$13,0005%
Paid to other governments
$7,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$5,0002%
Police
$5,0002%
Fire
$4,0002%
Other
$9,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 31%
  • Property taxes 19%
  • Utility sales 18%
  • From the state 12%
  • Sales taxes 11%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Onslow

Full-time staff
0
7 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 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

Midland Community School District

Onslow's K–12 school district, shared with Lost Nation, Monmouth, Oxford Junction and Wyoming. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,149
Iowa: $13,713
Students
476
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$10.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 54%
  • State 41%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $16,149 per pupil, $8,758 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 Onslow pay

Typical tax bill
$1,361
a year · Iowa typical $2,897
Effective rate
1.36%
of home value · Iowa 1.39%
Typical home value
$100,000
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 Onslow's government

Town hall & decisions in Onslow →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Onslow

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

All of Onslow'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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