Town Hall · Cordova

Cordova, NE town hall & government

Cordova spent $360,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $2,769 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cordova's money goes

Spent
$360,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,769
typical Nebraska cities: $3,940
Long-term debt
$188,000
$1,446 per resident
Roads & transportation
$233,00065%
Administration & buildings
$103,00029%
Parks & libraries
$17,0005%
Interest on debt
$7,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 40%
  • From the state 20%
  • Property taxes 11%
  • Other taxes & licenses 11%
  • Sales taxes 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Cordova

Full-time staff
0
10 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Friend Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$19,326
Nebraska: $15,602
Students
242
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$365,000
at year end

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

  • Local 72%
  • State 20%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $19,326 per pupil, $10,657 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.

Also serving Cordova: Exeter-Milligan Public Schools ($36,042 per pupil) · Centennial Public Schools ($20,398 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Cordova pay

Typical tax bill
$1,409
a year · Nebraska typical $3,549
Effective rate
1.79%
of home value · Nebraska 1.49%
Typical home value
$78,700
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 Cordova's government

Town hall & decisions in Cordova →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cordova

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

All of Cordova'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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