Town Hall · Sedona

Sedona, AZ town hall & government

Sedona spent $43.8 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $4,479 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sedona's money goes

Spent
$43.8 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$4,479
typical Arizona cities: $2,528
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$12.6 million29%
Administration & buildings
$10.9 million25%
Sewer & trash
$9.8 million22%
Roads & transportation
$3.9 million9%
Housing & development
$2.2 million5%
Parks & libraries
$2 million5%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.5 million3%
Paid to other governments
$1 million2%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 62%
  • Interest, fines & other 16%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • From the state 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Utility sales <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Sedona

Full-time staff
122
20 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$73,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
25
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
37 full-time5 part
Administration & buildings
30 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
9 full-time10 part
Sewer & trash
12 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
7 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
5 full-time
Housing & development
3 full-time
Other
19 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Sedona didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Sedona-Oak Creek Joint Unified District

Sedona's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,835
Arizona: $12,318
Students
713
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$16.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 74%
  • State 16%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $13,835 per pupil, $6,888 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Sedona pay

Typical tax bill
$3,164
a year · Arizona typical $1,879
Effective rate
0.40%
of home value · Arizona 0.48%
Typical home value
$786,800
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 Sedona's government

🏛️ Official websitesedonaaz.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Sedona →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sedona

Sedona is represented in Congress by Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego and Representative Elijah Crane. Katie Hobbs is governor.

All of Sedona'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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