Town Hall · Cascade

Cascade, ID town hall & government

Cascade spent $3 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $2,910 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cascade's money goes

Spent
$3 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,910
typical Idaho cities: $1,542
Long-term debt
$2.7 million
$2,674 per resident
Roads & transportation
$1.2 million41%
Water & other utilities
$798,00027%
Administration & buildings
$437,00015%
Sewer & trash
$402,00014%
Parks & libraries
$94,0003%
Interest on debt
$8,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 29%
  • Fees & charges 23%
  • Utility sales 19%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • Sales taxes 10%
  • From the state 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Cascade

Full-time staff
16
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$45,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
7 full-time1 part
Police
5 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Cascade School District 422

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

Spending per pupil
$20,024
Idaho: $11,119
Students
206
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$555,000
at year end

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

  • Local 22%
  • State 50%
  • Federal 29%

Of the $20,024 per pupil, $11,325 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 Cascade pay

Typical tax bill
$1,470
a year · Idaho typical $2,038
Effective rate
0.42%
of home value · Idaho 0.49%
Typical home value
$346,100
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Cascade's government

🏛️ Official websitecascadeid.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Cascade →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cascade

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

All of Cascade'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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