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How Filley is run

Filley spent $751,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $5,960 per resident.

City budget
$751,000
spent, year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$5,960
Above typical Nebraska cities ($3,940)
Long-term debt
$17,000
$135 per resident
City staff
0
full-time · 7 part-time
Typical tax bill
$1,318
a year · NE $3,549

What stands out about how Filley is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Your share of the budget

About $5,960 per resident a year, or $16.33 a day

The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 45% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Fees & charges 55%Other taxes & licenses 14%Utility sales 11%Interest, fines & other 9%From the state 5%Property taxes 5%From other local governments <1%
Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,318 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.09% of the home’s value, vs 1.49% across Nebraska.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Nebraska$3,549
Filley$1,318
$1,318
typical bill a year
1.09%
effective rate
$121,400
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Filley’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

The school district

Freeman Public Schools

Filley’s K–12 school district, shared with Adams, Adams, Hooker, Filley, Nemaha and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Filley →
$15,086
per pupil · NE $15,602
490
students
$3.6 million
long-term debt

Of the $15,086 per pupil, $9,053 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 66%State 29%Federal 5%

Nebraska districts overall: 56% local, 34% state, 10% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Filley

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Filley yet. Neighbors can add them.

Who works for Filley

0 full-time staff

On the payroll in March 2022.

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings0 + 6 pt
Water & other utilities0 + 1 pt
0
full-time
7
part-time

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Who represents Filley

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Filley.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 3
    Nebraska SenateState senator
  3. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  4. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  5. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Nebraska

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Filley’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →

Questions about how Filley is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Does Filley get good value for its tax dollars?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Ask neighbors

Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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