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Verdigre, NE town hall & government

Verdigre spent $3.6 million in the year to September 30, 2023, about $6,491 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Verdigre's money goes

Spent
$3.6 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2023
Per resident
$6,491
typical Nebraska cities: $4,019
Long-term debt
$1.8 million
$3,167 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.5 million40%
Roads & transportation
$1 million29%
Administration & buildings
$523,00014%
Sewer & trash
$277,0008%
Parks & libraries
$190,0005%
Police
$49,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$45,0001%
Fire
$31,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 51%
  • From the state 22%
  • From the federal government 17%
  • Utility sales 5%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Verdigre

Full-time staff
2
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$45,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Parks & libraries
0 full-time4 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time2 part
Police
1 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
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

Verdigre Public Schools

Verdigre's K–12 school district, shared with Washington, Bohemia, Jefferson, Western, Verdigre and Sparta. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$22,307
Nebraska: $15,602
Students
150
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$307,000
at year end

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

  • Local 74%
  • State 21%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $22,307 per pupil, $13,607 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 Verdigre pay

Typical tax bill
$1,217
a year · Nebraska typical $3,549
Effective rate
1.40%
of home value · Nebraska 1.49%
Typical home value
$87,000
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 Verdigre's government

Town hall & decisions in Verdigre →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Verdigre

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

All of Verdigre'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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