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Tabor, IA town hall & government

Tabor spent $1.1 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,142 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Tabor's money goes

Spent
$1.1 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,142
typical Iowa cities: $2,249
Long-term debt
$105,000
$110 per resident
Parks & libraries
$249,00023%
Water & other utilities
$182,00017%
Roads & transportation
$145,00013%
Fire
$120,00011%
Administration & buildings
$105,00010%
Sewer & trash
$104,00010%
Police
$97,0009%
Health & welfare
$85,0008%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$6,0001%
Other
$1,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 28%
  • Utility sales 16%
  • Sales taxes 15%
  • Fees & charges 14%
  • From the state 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Tabor

Full-time staff
15
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$47,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
9 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time1 part
Police
1 full-time
Other
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Tabor didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Fremont-Mills Community School District

Tabor's K–12 school district, shared with Randolph and Thurman. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,326
Iowa: $13,713
Students
487
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 51%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $13,326 per pupil, $8,049 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 Tabor pay

Typical tax bill
$2,400
a year · Iowa typical $2,897
Effective rate
1.18%
of home value · Iowa 1.39%
Typical home value
$204,200
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 Tabor's government

🏛️ Official websitetaboriowa.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Tabor →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Tabor

Tabor is represented in Congress by Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst and Representative Randy Feenstra. Kim Reynolds is governor.

All of Tabor'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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