Town Hall · Snyder

Snyder, NE town hall & government

Snyder spent $2.9 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $10,532 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Snyder's money goes

Spent
$2.9 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$10,532
typical Nebraska cities: $3,940
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$2.1 million71%
Housing & development
$250,0008%
Roads & transportation
$249,0008%
Sewer & trash
$110,0004%
Administration & buildings
$95,0003%
Parks & libraries
$76,0003%
Police
$54,0002%
Fire
$34,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 53%
  • Fees & charges 23%
  • Other taxes & licenses 9%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From the state 1%

Snyder didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Snyder

Full-time staff
5
14 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$54,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time8 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time3 part
Police
1 full-time
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 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

Scribner-Snyder Community Schools

Snyder's K–12 school district, shared with Scribner, Pebble, Cuming, Ridgeley, Everett and Webster. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$27,938
Nebraska: $15,602
Students
178
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 72%
  • State 20%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $27,938 per pupil, $16,607 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 Snyder pay

Typical tax bill
$1,338
a year · Nebraska typical $3,549
Effective rate
1.46%
of home value · Nebraska 1.49%
Typical home value
$91,700
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 Snyder's government

Town hall & decisions in Snyder →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Snyder

Snyder is represented in Congress by Senators Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts and Representative Mike Flood. Jim Pillen is governor.

All of Snyder'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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