Town Hall · Glenns Ferry

Glenns Ferry, ID town hall & government

Glenns Ferry spent $2.9 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $2,247 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Glenns Ferry's money goes

Spent
$2.9 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,247
typical Idaho cities: $1,542
Long-term debt
$1.3 million
$973 per resident
Water & other utilities
$711,00024%
Administration & buildings
$691,00024%
Roads & transportation
$372,00013%
Paid to other governments
$181,0006%
Police
$180,0006%
Sewer & trash
$163,0006%
Parks & libraries
$145,0005%
Fire
$138,0005%
Health & welfare
$45,0002%
Other
$280,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 30%
  • Utility sales 26%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • From the state 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • Income taxes 6%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Glenns Ferry

Full-time staff
10
22 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$64,800
a year, before benefits
Fire
1 full-time12 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Other
0 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Glenns Ferry Joint School District 192

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

Spending per pupil
$16,152
Idaho: $11,119
Students
363
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$316,000
at year end

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

  • Local 14%
  • State 67%
  • Federal 19%

Of the $16,152 per pupil, $9,000 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 Glenns Ferry pay

Typical tax bill
$1,489
a year · Idaho typical $2,038
Effective rate
0.75%
of home value · Idaho 0.49%
Typical home value
$197,900
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 Glenns Ferry's government

🏛️ Official websiteglennsferryidaho.org ↗
Town hall phone(208) 366-7418

Town hall & decisions in Glenns Ferry →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Glenns Ferry

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

All of Glenns 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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