Town Hall · Milligan

Milligan, NE town hall & government

Milligan spent $506,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,888 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Milligan's money goes

Spent
$506,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,888
typical Nebraska cities: $3,940
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$232,00046%
Roads & transportation
$140,00028%
Sewer & trash
$65,00013%
Water & other utilities
$28,0006%
Police
$18,0004%
Parks & libraries
$12,0002%
Fire
$11,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 40%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • From the state 12%
  • From other local governments 11%
  • Utility sales 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
Town workforce

Who works for Milligan

Full-time staff
0
13 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time3 part
Other
0 full-time4 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

Exeter-Milligan Public Schools

Milligan's K–12 school district, shared with Exeter, Liberty, Glengary, Exeter-Fairmont Consolidated and Cordova. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$36,042
Nebraska: $15,602
Students
168
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 71%
  • State 27%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $36,042 per pupil, $14,423 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 Milligan pay

Typical tax bill
$963
a year · Nebraska typical $3,549
Effective rate
0.95%
of home value · Nebraska 1.49%
Typical home value
$101,500
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 Milligan's government

Town hall & decisions in Milligan →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Milligan

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

All of Milligan'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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