Salix spent less per resident in 2022 than 75% of similar cities
Salix’s city government spent $230,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $632 per resident. Water and other utilities ($50,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Salix is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$632 per resident in 2022: less than 75% of them
Salix’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($632 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 802 Iowa cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $900, and the middle half spent $634–$1,190. Salix spent less than 75% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($59,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Iowa cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Salix itself left out).
About $632 per resident a year, or $1.73 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 26%.
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No trend yet
Salix reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,370 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.85% of the home’s value, vs 1.39% across Iowa.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Salix’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 Salix’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Salix →
Who’s in charge in Salix
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 182 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (364).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Westwood Community School District
Salix’s K–12 school district, shared with Hornick, Sloan, Smithland. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,117 per pupil, $8,575 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.
Iowa districts overall: 43% local, 49% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Salix’s votes are counted by county
Iowa reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Salix alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Woodbury County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican60.9%25,969 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat37.8%16,145 votesOthers: 1.3% (560 votes).
Most votes in Woodbury County: Donald J Trump
Iowa: Trump 55.7%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Salix lies in Woodbury County. Every 2024 race in Woodbury County is on the county’s page.
Woodbury County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Salix.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Iowa HouseState representatives
- 3Iowa SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Iowa
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
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Questions about Salix’s government
How much does Salix spend per resident?
About $632 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $632 was less than 75% of 802 Iowa cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Salix?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,370 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.85% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.39% across Iowa. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Salix’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Salix yet.
How did Salix vote in 2024?
Iowa counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Salix alone. Woodbury County, where 100% of Salix lies, voted Trump 60.9%, Harris 37.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Salix?
2 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $8,785 (about $105,420 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Salix in the state legislature?
State Senate District 7 (Kevin Alons) and State House District 14 (Jacob Bossman). The House district also covers two neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 →