Town Hall · Middleton

Middleton, ID town hall & government

Middleton spent $5.9 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $658 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Middleton's money goes

Spent
$5.9 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$658
typical Idaho cities: $1,169
Long-term debt
$891,000
$100 per resident
Sewer & trash
$3.4 million59%
Administration & buildings
$829,00014%
Roads & transportation
$686,00012%
Water & other utilities
$567,00010%
Parks & libraries
$193,0003%
Paid to other governments
$116,0002%
Interest on debt
$33,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 45%
  • Property taxes 23%
  • Utility sales 12%
  • From the state 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • From the federal government <1%

Middleton didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Middleton

Full-time staff
36
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$59,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
11 full-time
Police
10 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
3 full-time5 part
Water & other utilities
4 full-time
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Other
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Middleton School District 134

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

Spending per pupil
$9,846
Idaho: $11,119
Students
4,312
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$18.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 13%
  • State 77%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $9,846 per pupil, $5,650 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.

Also serving Middleton: Vallivue School District 139 ($9,551 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Middleton pay

Typical tax bill
$2,108
a year · Idaho typical $2,038
Effective rate
0.52%
of home value · Idaho 0.49%
Typical home value
$403,100
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.

Local

Contact Middleton's government

🏛️ Official websitemiddleton.id.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Middleton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Middleton

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

All of Middleton'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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