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Plainview, NE town hall & government

Plainview spent $9.9 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $8,236 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Plainview's money goes

Spent
$9.9 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$8,236
typical Nebraska cities: $3,940
Long-term debt
$1.5 million
$1,246 per resident
Health & welfare
$5.7 million57%
Housing & development
$1.5 million15%
Water & other utilities
$1.1 million11%
Sewer & trash
$618,0006%
Administration & buildings
$304,0003%
Roads & transportation
$272,0003%
Parks & libraries
$232,0002%
Police
$101,0001%
Interest on debt
$67,0001%
Fire
$64,0001%
Other
$15,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 56%
  • From the state 18%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Utility sales 5%
  • Sales taxes 4%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • From the federal government 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Plainview

Full-time staff
8
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$50,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
3 full-time6 part
Police
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
0 full-time3 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Plainview Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$16,912
Nebraska: $15,602
Students
365
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 70%
  • State 24%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $16,912 per pupil, $9,471 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 Plainview pay

Typical tax bill
$1,105
a year · Nebraska typical $3,549
Effective rate
1.15%
of home value · Nebraska 1.49%
Typical home value
$96,000
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 Plainview's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofplainviewne.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Plainview →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Plainview

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

All of Plainview'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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