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Wymore, NE town hall & government

Wymore spent $10.8 million in the year to September 30, 2023, about $7,933 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Wymore's money goes

Spent
$10.8 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2023
Per resident
$7,933
typical Nebraska cities: $4,019
Long-term debt
$1.7 million
$1,220 per resident
Water & other utilities
$4.4 million41%
Administration & buildings
$3.7 million34%
Roads & transportation
$1.3 million12%
Police
$443,0004%
Parks & libraries
$367,0003%
Sewer & trash
$319,0003%
Fire
$284,0003%
Housing & development
$14,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 41%
  • Fees & charges 31%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • From the state 7%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Sales taxes 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Wymore

Full-time staff
9
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$42,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Water & other utilities
4 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 full-time
Police
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
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

Southern School District 1

Wymore's K–12 school district, shared with Blue Springs, Blue Springs-Wymore, Barneston, Rockford, Sicily and Island Grove. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,968
Nebraska: $15,602
Students
374
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$467,000
at year end

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

  • Local 57%
  • State 35%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $17,968 per pupil, $10,353 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 Wymore pay

Typical tax bill
$1,004
a year · Nebraska typical $3,549
Effective rate
1.56%
of home value · Nebraska 1.49%
Typical home value
$64,200
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 Wymore's government

🏛️ Official websitewymorebluesprings.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Wymore →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Wymore

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

All of Wymore'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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