Cedar Rapids, NE town hall & government
Cedar Rapids spent $893,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $2,544 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Cedar Rapids's government.
Where Cedar Rapids's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 45%
- Property taxes 11%
- From the state 10%
- Other taxes & licenses 9%
- Utility sales 9%
- Interest, fines & other 8%
- Sales taxes 6%
- From other local governments 2%
Who works for Cedar Rapids
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Riverside Public Schools
Cedar Rapids's K–12 school district, shared with Primrose, Spalding, Belgrade, South Branch and Timber Creek. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Nebraska districts overall: 56% local, 34% state, 10% federal
- Local 69%
- State 24%
- Federal 7%
Of the $23,060 per pupil, $13,713 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.
Which schools Cedar Rapids kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Cedar Rapids pay
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.
Contact Cedar Rapids's government
Who represents Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids is represented in Congress by Senators Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts and Representative Adrian Smith. Jim Pillen is governor.
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.