Town Hall · Giltner

Giltner, NE town hall & government

Giltner spent $4.3 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $10,532 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Giltner's money goes

Spent
$4.3 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$10,532
typical Nebraska cities: $4,803
Long-term debt
$1.2 million
$2,990 per resident
Water & other utilities
$3.5 million83%
Sewer & trash
$450,00010%
Parks & libraries
$136,0003%
Administration & buildings
$80,0002%
Roads & transportation
$67,0002%
Police
$6,000<1%
Fire
$4,000<1%
Other
$8,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 51%
  • Utility sales 19%
  • Other taxes & licenses 14%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • From the state 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Giltner

Full-time staff
2
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$34,900
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
2 full-time6 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Giltner Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$18,090
Nebraska: $15,602
Students
244
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$110,000
at year end

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

  • Local 60%
  • State 36%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $18,090 per pupil, $10,209 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 Giltner pay

Typical tax bill
$1,868
a year · Nebraska typical $3,549
Effective rate
1.01%
of home value · Nebraska 1.49%
Typical home value
$184,900
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 Giltner's government

Town hall & decisions in Giltner →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Giltner

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

All of Giltner'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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