Town Hall · Emmett

Emmett, ID town hall & government

Emmett spent $9.9 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,214 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Emmett's money goes

Spent
$9.9 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,214
typical Idaho cities: $1,542
Long-term debt
$9.9 million
$1,211 per resident
Sewer & trash
$3.4 million34%
Water & other utilities
$1.6 million16%
Police
$1.6 million16%
Roads & transportation
$776,0008%
Parks & libraries
$730,0007%
Administration & buildings
$436,0004%
Interest on debt
$418,0004%
Fire
$281,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$82,0001%
Other
$646,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 36%
  • Utility sales 22%
  • Property taxes 20%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • From other local governments 8%
  • From the state 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Sales taxes 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Emmett

Full-time staff
46
27 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$60,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
14
and 2 full-time firefighters
Police
15 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
7 full-time8 part
Fire
2 full-time12 part
Sewer & trash
6 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
5 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
6 full-time
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Other
2 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

Emmett Independent School District 221

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

Spending per pupil
$11,334
Idaho: $11,119
Students
2,566
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 5%
  • State 77%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $11,334 per pupil, $5,894 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 Emmett pay

Typical tax bill
$1,414
a year · Idaho typical $2,038
Effective rate
0.41%
of home value · Idaho 0.49%
Typical home value
$342,000
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 Emmett's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofemmett.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Emmett →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Emmett

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

All of Emmett'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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