Town Hall · Fremont

Fremont, NE town hall & government

Fremont spent $147 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $5,381 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Fremont's money goes

Spent
$147 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$5,381
typical Nebraska cities: $4,803
Long-term debt
$90.4 million
$3,308 per resident
Water & other utilities
$79.2 million54%
Sewer & trash
$13.4 million9%
Roads & transportation
$12.9 million9%
Police
$12.6 million9%
Parks & libraries
$8.7 million6%
Fire
$8.1 million5%
Administration & buildings
$4.5 million3%
Health & welfare
$3 million2%
Housing & development
$195,000<1%
Other
$4.4 million3%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 62%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • Sales taxes 9%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • From the state 4%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Fremont

Full-time staff
319
73 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$108,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
39
and 30 full-time firefighters
Water & other utilities
98 full-time
Police
57 full-time
Administration & buildings
43 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
23 full-time25 part
Fire
30 full-time
Roads & transportation
22 full-time
Sewer & trash
13 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Other
32 full-time45 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Fremont didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Fremont Public Schools

Fremont's K–12 school district, shared with Inglewood, Platte, Elkhorn and Pohocco. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,093
Nebraska: $15,602
Students
5,333
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$140.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 53%
  • State 40%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $13,093 per pupil, $7,429 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 Fremont pay

Typical tax bill
$2,793
a year · Nebraska typical $3,549
Effective rate
1.30%
of home value · Nebraska 1.49%
Typical home value
$214,700
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.

Local

Contact Fremont's government

🏛️ Official websitefremont.ne.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Fremont →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Fremont

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

All of Fremont'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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