Town Hall · Oxford Junction

How Oxford Junction is run

Oxford Junction spent $1.3 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,694 per resident.

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City budget

$1.3 million

spent, year to June 30, 2022

Per resident

$2,694

Above typical Iowa cities ($2,249)

Long-term debt

$1.9 million

$3,858 per resident

City staff

full-time · 4 part-time

Typical tax bill

$1,368

a year · IA $2,897

What stands out about how Oxford Junction is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

Lower tax billsThe typical homeowner pays $1,368 a year in property tax, vs $2,897 across Iowa.Runs its own water & sewer67% of spending goes to water, sewer and trash, paid largely by users’ fees.A shared school districtShares Midland Community School District with 4 other towns.

★ What stands out · Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,368 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.89% of the home’s value, vs 1.39% across Iowa.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Iowa$2,897

Oxford Junction$1,368

$1,368

typical bill a year

1.89%

effective rate

$72,500

typical home value (Census)

Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Oxford Junction’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

Your share of the budget

About $2,694 per resident a year, or $7.38 a day

The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 63% of spending.

OXFORD JUNCTIONYour share · per resident · year to June 30, 2022

Sewer & trash$809,000 · 63%$1,685

Roads & transportation$92,000 · 7%$192

Water & other utilities$63,000 · 5%$131

Parks & libraries$57,000 · 4%$119

Fire$43,000 · 3%$90

Paid to other governments$36,000 · 3%$75

Administration & buildings$31,000 · 2%$65

Police$29,000 · 2%$60

Interest on debt$28,000 · 2%$58

Health & welfare$4,000 · <1%$8

Other$101,000 · 8%$210

Total per resident$2,694

Whole budget $1.3 million · 480 residents
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Where the money comes from

From the federal government 31%Fees & charges 21%Property taxes 18%From the state 10%Utility sales 9%Sales taxes 6%From other local governments 3%Interest, fines & other 1%Other taxes & licenses <1%

The school district

Midland Community School District

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

Schools in Oxford Junction →

$16,149

per pupil · IA $13,713

476

students

$10.7 million

long-term debt

Of the $16,149 per pupil, $8,758 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from

Local 54%State 41%Federal 6%

Iowa districts overall: 43% local, 49% state, 8% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Oxford Junction

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Oxford Junction yet. Neighbors can add them.

Who works for Oxford Junction

One full-time town employee for every 240 residents

On the payroll in March 2022 (a Census Bureau estimate).

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings1

Parks & libraries0 + 2 pt

Sewer & trash0 + 2 pt

Water & other utilities1

full-time

part-time

$50,600

average full-time pay, before benefits

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Who represents Oxford Junction

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Oxford Junction.

Politics & elections →

1
Your cityMayor & council

Local officials aren’t on record yet.
2
Iowa HouseState representatives

Steve Bradley
3
Iowa SenateState senator

Carrie Koelker
4
GovernorStatewide

Kim Reynolds
5
U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress

Mariannette Miller-Meeks
6
U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Iowa

Chuck Grassley Joni Ernst

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Oxford Junction’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →

Questions about how Oxford Junction is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →

Weigh in

Does Oxford Junction get good value for its tax dollars?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Ask neighbors

Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.