Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Nenana spent more per resident in 2022 than 94% of similar cities
Nenana’s city government spent $17.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $51,468 per resident. The airport ($318,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Nenana is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$44,303 per resident in 2022: more than 94% of them
Nenana’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($44,303 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 16 Alaska cities that run their own schools: the median was $9,278, and the middle half spent $6,778–$11,740. Nenana spent more than 94% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Alaska cities that run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Nenana itself left out).
About $51,468 per resident a year, or $141.01 a day
Schools are part of the city’s budget, so they lead the receipt: 98% of day-to-day spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Nenana runs its own schools, so school spending is part of this budget. Comparisons are with Alaska cities that run their own schools.
Day-to-day spending is up 17% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Nenana reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $44,303 · 2024: $51,468.
full-time in March 2025, up from 75 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,113 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.23% of the home’s value, vs 1.11% across Alaska.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Nenana’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Nenana’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Nenana →
Who’s in charge in Nenana
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Nenana’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofnenana.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 4 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (346).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Nenana City School District
Nenana’s K–12 school district. The schools are run by Nenana, so this money is part of the budget above.
Of the $8,081 per pupil, $4,862 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Alaska districts overall: 24% local, 55% state, 21% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Nenana.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofnenana.com ↗
- 2Alaska HouseState representatives
- 3Alaska SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Alaska
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Nenana’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Nenana’s government
How much does Nenana spend per resident?
About $51,468 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $44,303 was more than 94% of 16 Alaska cities that run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Nenana?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,113 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.23% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.11% across Alaska. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofnenana.com.
Who runs Nenana’s government?
See cityofnenana.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Nenana yet.
How many people work for Nenana?
84 full-time and 36 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $495,091 (about $5.9M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Nenana in the state legislature?
State Senate District R (Mike Cronk) and State House District 36 (Becky Schwanke). The House district also covers 19 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Nenana’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →