Town Hall · Haigler

Haigler, NE town hall & government

Haigler spent $273,000 in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,950 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Haigler's money goes

Spent
$273,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,950
typical Nebraska cities: $4,803
Long-term debt
$18,000
$129 per resident
Roads & transportation
$76,00028%
Administration & buildings
$55,00020%
Water & other utilities
$52,00019%
Sewer & trash
$44,00016%
Police
$10,0004%
Fire
$6,0002%
Parks & libraries
$5,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3,0001%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$21,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 41%
  • Utility sales 20%
  • From the state 17%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Haigler

Full-time staff
6
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$8,300
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
6 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Dundy County Stratton Public Schools

Haigler's K–12 school district, shared with Benkelman and Stratton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$24,766
Nebraska: $15,602
Students
273
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 75%
  • State 19%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $24,766 per pupil, $13,832 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 Haigler pay

Typical tax bill
$800
a year · Nebraska typical $3,549
Effective rate
1.17%
of home value · Nebraska 1.49%
Typical home value
$68,200
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 Haigler's government

Town hall & decisions in Haigler →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Haigler

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

All of Haigler'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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