Town Hall · Bonners Ferry

Bonners Ferry, ID town hall & government

Bonners Ferry spent $10.1 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $3,735 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bonners Ferry's money goes

Spent
$10.1 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$3,735
typical Idaho cities: $1,542
Long-term debt
$6.1 million
$2,251 per resident
Water & other utilities
$5.4 million54%
Sewer & trash
$693,0007%
Police
$663,0007%
Roads & transportation
$439,0004%
Parks & libraries
$304,0003%
Fire
$237,0002%
Administration & buildings
$204,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$196,0002%
Housing & development
$59,0001%
Paid to other governments
$48,000<1%
Health & welfare
$12,000<1%
Interest on debt
$4,000<1%
Other
$1.8 million18%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 63%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • From the state 9%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Bonners Ferry

Full-time staff
33
22 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$78,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
8
full-time, with power of arrest
Water & other utilities
9 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
5 full-time7 part
Police
8 full-time1 part
Fire
0 full-time12 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Other
4 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Boundary County School District 101

Bonners Ferry's K–12 school district, shared with Moyie Springs. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,222
Idaho: $11,119
Students
1,362
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Idaho districts overall: 21% local, 67% state, 12% federal

  • Local 17%
  • State 67%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $12,222 per pupil, $6,954 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 Bonners Ferry pay

Typical tax bill
$1,269
a year · Idaho typical $2,038
Effective rate
0.45%
of home value · Idaho 0.49%
Typical home value
$281,400
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 Bonners Ferry's government

🏛️ Official websitebonners-ferry.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Bonners Ferry →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bonners Ferry

Bonners Ferry is represented in Congress by Senators Mike Crapo and James E. Risch and Representative Russ Fulcher. Brad Little is governor.

All of Bonners Ferry'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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