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Filer, ID town hall & government

Filer spent $1.8 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $623 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Filer's money goes

Spent
$1.8 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$623
typical Idaho cities: $1,542
Long-term debt
$9.6 million
$3,344 per resident
Water & other utilities
$578,00032%
Police
$383,00021%
Sewer & trash
$322,00018%
Administration & buildings
$232,00013%
Parks & libraries
$82,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$68,0004%
Other
$126,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 32%
  • Fees & charges 31%
  • Utility sales 17%
  • From other local governments 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Sales taxes 4%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Filer

Full-time staff
6
38 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$70,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Fire
0 full-time22 part
Police
5 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time6 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time2 part
Other
0 full-time7 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

Filer School District 413

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

Spending per pupil
$10,410
Idaho: $11,119
Students
1,541
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 13%
  • State 76%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $10,410 per pupil, $6,928 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 Filer pay

Typical tax bill
$2,021
a year · Idaho typical $2,038
Effective rate
0.82%
of home value · Idaho 0.49%
Typical home value
$247,500
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 Filer's government

🏛️ Official websitecityoffiler.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Filer →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Filer

Filer is represented in Congress by Senators Mike Crapo and James E. Risch and Representative Michael K. Simpson. Brad Little is governor.

All of Filer'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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