Moorefield spent less per resident in 2022 than 86% of similar cities
Moorefield’s village government spent $19,000 on day-to-day services in the year to July 31, 2022, about $633 per resident. Water and other utilities ($22,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Moorefield is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
$633 per resident in 2022: less than 86% of them
Moorefield’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($633 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 472 Nebraska cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,038, and the middle half spent $776–$1,452. Moorefield spent less than 86% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Nebraska cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Moorefield itself left out).
About $633 per resident a year, or $1.73 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 74%.
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No trend yet
Moorefield reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $2,357 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Moorefield’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 Moorefield’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Moorefield →
Who’s in charge in Moorefield
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Medicine Valley Public Schools
Moorefield’s K–12 school district, shared with Curtis. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $22,243 per pupil, $13,097 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.
Nebraska districts overall: 56% local, 34% state, 10% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Moorefield’s votes are counted by county
Nebraska reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Moorefield alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Frontier County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican86.0%1,213 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat13.1%185 votesOthers: 0.9% (12 votes).
Most votes in Frontier County: Donald J Trump
Nebraska: Trump 59.3%, Harris 38.9%
100% of Moorefield lies in Frontier County. Every 2024 race in Frontier County is on the county’s page.
Frontier 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 Moorefield.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Nebraska SenateState senator
- 3GovernorStatewide
- 4U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 5U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Nebraska
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
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Questions about Moorefield’s government
How much does Moorefield spend per resident?
About $633 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to July 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $633 was less than 86% of 472 Nebraska cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Moorefield’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Moorefield yet.
How did Moorefield vote in 2024?
Nebraska counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Moorefield alone. Frontier County, where 100% of Moorefield lies, voted Trump 86.0%, Harris 13.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Moorefield?
0 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $260 (about $3,120 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Moorefield in the state legislature?
State Senate District 44 (Teresa Ibach). 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 →