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How Loomis is run

Loomis spent $760,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $2,032 per resident.

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City budget
$760,000
spent, year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,032
Below typical Nebraska cities ($3,940)
Long-term debt
None
at year end
City staff
2
full-time · 3 part-time
Typical tax bill
$1,448
a year · NE $3,549

What stands out about how Loomis 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 $2,032 per resident a year, or $5.57 a day

The biggest line: water & other utilities, at 41% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Utility sales 52%Fees & charges 16%Property taxes 14%From the state 6%Other taxes & licenses 5%Interest, fines & other 4%Sales taxes 3%
Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,448 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.00% of the home’s value, vs 1.49% across Nebraska.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Nebraska$3,549
Loomis$1,448
$1,448
typical bill a year
1.00%
effective rate
$144,600
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

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

Loomis Public Schools

Loomis’s K–12 school district, shared with Atlanta. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Loomis →
$16,289
per pupil · NE $15,602
277
students
$669,000
long-term debt

Of the $16,289 per pupil, $9,412 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 63%State 33%Federal 4%

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 Loomis

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

Who works for Loomis

One full-time town employee for every 187 residents

On the payroll in March 2022.

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings1 + 3 pt
Water & other utilities1
2
full-time
3
part-time
$52,500
average full-time pay, before benefits

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

Who represents Loomis

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Loomis.

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 Loomis’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 Loomis is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Does Loomis 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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