Photo: Ammodramus · Public domainRavenna spent more per resident in 2022 than 80% of similar cities
Ravenna’s city government spent $2.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2023, about $1,518 per resident. Water and other utilities ($179,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Ravenna is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,611 per resident in 2022: more than 80% of them
Ravenna’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,611 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 $774–$1,450. Ravenna spent more than 80% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($195,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Nebraska cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Ravenna itself left out).
About $1,518 per resident a year, or $4.16 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 32%.
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Day-to-day spending has held about steady since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Ravenna 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: $1,611 · 2023: $1,518. Per resident it went from $1,611 to $1,518 (down 6%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 1,361 to 1,439.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,715 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.26% of the home’s value, vs 1.49% across Nebraska.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Ravenna’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 Ravenna’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Ravenna →
Who’s in charge in Ravenna
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Ravenna’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on myravenna.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 144 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (1,439).
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.
Ravenna Public Schools
Ravenna’s K–12 school district, shared with Hazard. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $19,337 per pupil, $11,127 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.
Ravenna’s votes are counted by county
Nebraska reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Ravenna alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Buffalo County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican71.8%17,064 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat26.9%6,386 votesOthers: 1.3% (309 votes).
Most votes in Buffalo County: Donald J Trump
Nebraska: Trump 59.3%, Harris 38.9%
100% of Ravenna lies in Buffalo County. Every 2024 race in Buffalo County is on the county’s page.
Buffalo 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 Ravenna.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: myravenna.com ↗
- 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.
Reach Ravenna’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Ravenna’s government
How much does Ravenna spend per resident?
About $1,518 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,611 was more than 80% of 472 Nebraska cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Ravenna?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,715 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.26% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Nebraska. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see myravenna.com.
Who runs Ravenna’s government?
See myravenna.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Ravenna yet.
How did Ravenna vote in 2024?
Nebraska counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Ravenna alone. Buffalo County, where 100% of Ravenna lies, voted Trump 71.8%, Harris 26.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Ravenna?
10 full-time and 11 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $41,432 (about $497,184 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Ravenna in the state legislature?
State Senate District 41 (Fred Meyer). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Ravenna’s government
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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 →