Town Hall · Quartzsite

Quartzsite, AZ town hall & government

Quartzsite spent $5.6 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,455 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Quartzsite's money goes

Spent
$5.6 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,455
typical Arizona cities: $1,990
Long-term debt
$7.5 million
$1,975 per resident
Police
$1.7 million30%
Roads & transportation
$1.3 million23%
Administration & buildings
$792,00014%
Sewer & trash
$572,00010%
Water & other utilities
$511,0009%
Parks & libraries
$400,0007%
Interest on debt
$91,0002%
Other
$257,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 37%
  • Fees & charges 25%
  • Sales taxes 21%
  • Utility sales 14%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%

Quartzsite didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Quartzsite

Full-time staff
45
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$50,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
19 full-time1 part
Police
10 full-time
Roads & transportation
6 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
5 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Quartzsite Elementary District

Quartzsite's elementary school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,541
Arizona: $12,318
Students
159
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 21%
  • State 73%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $13,541 per pupil, $5,673 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 Quartzsite: Bicentennial Union High School District ($20,331 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Quartzsite pay

Typical tax bill
$815
a year · Arizona typical $1,879

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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Quartzsite's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.quartzsite.az.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Quartzsite →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Quartzsite

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

All of Quartzsite'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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