Town Hall · Show Low

Show Low, AZ town hall & government

Show Low spent $47.7 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $3,956 per resident.

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

Meetings

Coming up at Show Low's town hall

  • Oct 1Thu · 4:00 pm
    Aviation Advisory CommitteeAviation Advisory Committee Regular Meeting181 N 9th St, Council Chambers Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 2Fri · 9:00 am
    Municipal Property Corporation180 N 9th St, Southwest Room Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 6Tue · 7:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Regular MeetingCity Council Meeting Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 8Thu · 1:00 pm
    Industrial Development Authority180 N 9th St, Southwest Room Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 13Tue · 7:00 pm
    Planning and Zoning CommissionPlanning and Zoning Commission Regular MeetingCity Council Chambers Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 20Tue · 7:00 pm
    City Council*CANCELLED* City Council Regular MeetingCity Council Meeting Meeting page ↗

Recent meetings

Official listings from Show Low's agenda portal ↗, checked daily. Times are local. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check the portal before you go.

Town budget

Where Show Low's money goes

Spent
$47.7 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$3,956
typical Arizona cities: $2,528
Long-term debt
$13.1 million
$1,089 per resident
Administration & buildings
$11 million23%
Roads & transportation
$11 million23%
Police
$8.7 million18%
Water & other utilities
$6.2 million13%
Sewer & trash
$4.9 million10%
Health & welfare
$3.2 million7%
Parks & libraries
$1.9 million4%
Interest on debt
$438,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$419,0001%
Other
$2,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 39%
  • From the state 19%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 12%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Show Low

Full-time staff
130
52 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$64,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
24
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
40 full-time4 part
Parks & libraries
17 full-time37 part
Administration & buildings
21 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
20 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
16 full-time
Sewer & trash
11 full-time
Housing & development
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time1 part
Other
2 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Show Low Unified District

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

Spending per pupil
$10,430
Arizona: $12,318
Students
2,465
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 23%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 19%

Of the $10,430 per pupil, $5,408 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 Show Low: Blue Ridge Unified District ($12,427 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Show Low pay

Typical tax bill
$1,391
a year · Arizona typical $1,879
Effective rate
0.46%
of home value · Arizona 0.48%
Typical home value
$299,600
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 Show Low's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.show-low.az.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Show Low →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Show Low

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

All of Show Low'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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