Town Hall · Alvo

Alvo, NE town hall & government

Alvo spent $68,000 in the year to July 31, 2022, about $493 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Alvo's money goes

Spent
$68,000
fiscal year to July 31, 2022
Per resident
$493
typical Nebraska cities: $3,940
Long-term debt
$46,000
$333 per resident
Water & other utilities
$32,00047%
Administration & buildings
$20,00029%
Sewer & trash
$14,00021%
Interest on debt
$2,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 35%
  • Property taxes 24%
  • Fees & charges 21%
  • From the state 16%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Alvo

Full-time staff
0
9 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Waverly School District 145

Alvo's K–12 school district, shared with Eagle and Waverly. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,157
Nebraska: $15,602
Students
2,134
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$12.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 71%
  • State 25%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $14,157 per pupil, $8,030 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 Alvo pay

Typical tax bill
$2,656
a year · Nebraska typical $3,549
Effective rate
1.42%
of home value · Nebraska 1.49%
Typical home value
$187,500
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 Alvo's government

🏛️ Official websiteAlvoNebraska.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Alvo →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Alvo

Alvo is represented in Congress by Senators Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts and Representative Mike Flood. Jim Pillen is governor.

All of Alvo'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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