Town Hall · Winfield

Winfield, IA town hall & government

Winfield spent $1.5 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,355 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Winfield's money goes

Spent
$1.5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,355
typical Iowa cities: $2,249
Long-term debt
$905,000
$843 per resident
Water & other utilities
$590,00041%
Sewer & trash
$247,00017%
Parks & libraries
$230,00016%
Roads & transportation
$218,00015%
Police
$62,0004%
Administration & buildings
$29,0002%
Interest on debt
$18,0001%
Fire
$14,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3,000<1%
Other
$43,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 35%
  • Property taxes 20%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • From the state 9%
  • Sales taxes 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Winfield

Full-time staff
4
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$45,300
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
2 full-time
Police
0 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
0 full-time2 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

Winfield-Mount Union Community School District

Winfield's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,000
Iowa: $13,713
Students
398
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 42%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $12,000 per pupil, $7,319 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 Winfield pay

Typical tax bill
$1,360
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 Winfield's government

🏛️ Official websitewinfieldiowa.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Winfield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Winfield

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

All of Winfield'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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