Town Hall · Buckeye

Buckeye, AZ town hall & government

Buckeye spent $329.9 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $3,125 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Buckeye

Eric OrsbornMayorSince 2020 Wikidata ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

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Town budget

Where Buckeye's money goes

Spent
$329.9 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$3,125
typical Arizona cities: $2,528
Long-term debt
$345 million
$3,268 per resident
Administration & buildings
$81.8 million25%
Water & other utilities
$77.3 million23%
Police
$40.7 million12%
Sewer & trash
$34.5 million10%
Fire
$28.9 million9%
Roads & transportation
$20 million6%
Parks & libraries
$14.8 million4%
Housing & development
$9.7 million3%
Interest on debt
$7.7 million2%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3 million1%
Paid to other governments
$259,000<1%
Other
$11.4 million3%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 30%
  • From the state 23%
  • Utility sales 14%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • Fees & charges 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From the federal government <1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Buckeye

Full-time staff
822
275 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$103,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
132
and 126 full-time firefighters
Parks & libraries
64 full-time264 part
Police
179 full-time
Administration & buildings
148 full-time
Fire
135 full-time
Roads & transportation
73 full-time
Water & other utilities
70 full-time
Sewer & trash
33 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
26 full-time5 part
Health & welfare
11 full-time5 part
Other
83 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Buckeye Union High School District

Buckeye's high school district, shared with Goodyear and Avondale. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$10,769
Arizona: $12,318
Students
5,503
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$57.1 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Arizona districts overall: 35% local, 47% state, 18% federal

  • Local 42%
  • State 50%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $10,769 per pupil, $5,312 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.

Also serving Buckeye: Buckeye Elementary District ($10,727 per pupil) · Saddle Mountain Unified School District ($10,996 per pupil) · Wickenburg Unified District ($12,263 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Buckeye pay

Typical tax bill
$2,081
a year · Arizona typical $1,879
Effective rate
0.50%
of home value · Arizona 0.48%
Typical home value
$419,800
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.

Local

Contact Buckeye's government

🏛️ Official websitebuckeyeaz.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Buckeye →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Buckeye

Buckeye is represented in Congress by Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego and Representative Paul A. Gosar. Katie Hobbs is governor.

All of Buckeye'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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