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Alliance, NE town hall & government

Alliance spent $53.7 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $6,676 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Alliance's money goes

Spent
$53.7 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$6,676
typical Nebraska cities: $4,803
Long-term debt
$4.9 million
$610 per resident
Water & other utilities
$17.4 million32%
Roads & transportation
$9.7 million18%
Parks & libraries
$6.8 million13%
Administration & buildings
$6.3 million12%
Housing & development
$3.6 million7%
Police
$2.7 million5%
Sewer & trash
$2.6 million5%
Fire
$1.7 million3%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$490,0001%
Other
$2.3 million4%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 32%
  • Utility sales 29%
  • From the federal government 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Sales taxes 6%
  • From the state 4%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Alliance

Full-time staff
102
19 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$61,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
12
and 3 full-time firefighters
Police
21 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
15 full-time11 part
Administration & buildings
20 full-time
Water & other utilities
15 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
12 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
7 full-time
Fire
5 full-time
Health & welfare
3 full-time2 part
Other
4 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Alliance Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$13,767
Nebraska: $15,602
Students
1,355
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 63%
  • State 25%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $13,767 per pupil, $8,537 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 Alliance pay

Typical tax bill
$2,384
a year · Nebraska typical $3,549
Effective rate
1.47%
of home value · Nebraska 1.49%
Typical home value
$161,800
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.

Local

Contact Alliance's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofalliance.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Alliance →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Alliance

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

All of Alliance'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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