Town Hall · Blair

Blair, NE town hall & government

Blair spent $22 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $2,760 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Blair's money goes

Spent
$22 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,760
typical Nebraska cities: $4,803
Long-term debt
$34.5 million
$4,335 per resident
Roads & transportation
$11 million50%
Parks & libraries
$4.3 million20%
Administration & buildings
$2.2 million10%
Police
$1.9 million9%
Fire
$1.2 million5%
Water & other utilities
$867,0004%
Housing & development
$546,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 88%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • From the state 2%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Blair

Full-time staff
59
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$61,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
13
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
16 full-time1 part
Police
15 full-time
Water & other utilities
10 full-time
Parks & libraries
6 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
7 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Health & welfare
0 full-time1 part
Other
3 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Blair Community Schools

Blair's K–12 school district, shared with Township 2, Township 5, Township 6 and Township 1. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,534
Nebraska: $15,602
Students
2,212
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$17.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 70%
  • State 27%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $12,534 per pupil, $7,866 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 Blair pay

Typical tax bill
$3,193
a year · Nebraska typical $3,549
Effective rate
1.44%
of home value · Nebraska 1.49%
Typical home value
$221,500
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.

Local

Contact Blair's government

🏛️ Official websiteblairnebraska.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Blair →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Blair

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

All of Blair'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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