Town Hall · Winside

Winside, NE town hall & government

Winside spent $920,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $2,283 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Winside's money goes

Spent
$920,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,283
typical Nebraska cities: $3,940
Long-term debt
$335,000
$831 per resident
Water & other utilities
$451,00049%
Administration & buildings
$178,00019%
Sewer & trash
$93,00010%
Parks & libraries
$64,0007%
Roads & transportation
$47,0005%
Police
$38,0004%
Fire
$23,0003%
Interest on debt
$9,0001%
Other
$17,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 38%
  • Utility sales 36%
  • Other taxes & licenses 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • From the state 5%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Winside

Full-time staff
2
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$58,900
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
2 full-time4 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Winside didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Winside Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$20,594
Nebraska: $15,602
Students
249
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$14.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 63%
  • State 34%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $20,594 per pupil, $10,052 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 Winside pay

Typical tax bill
$1,414
a year · Nebraska typical $3,549
Effective rate
1.36%
of home value · Nebraska 1.49%
Typical home value
$104,200
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 Winside's government

Town hall & decisions in Winside →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Winside

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

All of Winside'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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