Town Hall · Albion

Albion, NE town hall & government

Albion spent $3.7 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $2,381 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Albion's money goes

Spent
$3.7 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,381
typical Nebraska cities: $3,940
Long-term debt
$5.7 million
$3,684 per resident
Roads & transportation
$729,00020%
Sewer & trash
$546,00015%
Administration & buildings
$437,00012%
Water & other utilities
$426,00011%
Police
$419,00011%
Parks & libraries
$416,00011%
Fire
$268,0007%
Interest on debt
$147,0004%
Housing & development
$3,000<1%
Other
$318,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 34%
  • Sales taxes 19%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • From the state 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From other local governments 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Albion

Full-time staff
11
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$54,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
4 full-time5 part
Police
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Fire
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

Boone Central Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$16,750
Nebraska: $15,602
Students
653
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.6 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Nebraska districts overall: 56% local, 34% state, 10% federal

  • Local 67%
  • State 27%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $16,750 per pupil, $8,629 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 Albion pay

Typical tax bill
$1,738
a year · Nebraska typical $3,549
Effective rate
0.79%
of home value · Nebraska 1.49%
Typical home value
$219,000
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 Albion's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofalbion-ne.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Albion →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Albion

Albion is represented in Congress by Senators Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts and Representative Adrian Smith. Jim Pillen is governor.

All of Albion'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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