Town Hall · Mud Lake

Mud Lake, ID town hall & government

Mud Lake spent $97,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $225 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Mud Lake's money goes

Spent
$97,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$225
typical Idaho cities: $1,169
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$46,00047%
Roads & transportation
$21,00022%
Sewer & trash
$18,00019%
Fire
$10,00010%
Parks & libraries
$1,0001%
Other
$1,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 48%
  • Interest, fines & other 23%
  • From the state 21%
  • From other local governments 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Mud Lake

Full-time staff
0
3 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

West Jefferson School District 253

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

Spending per pupil
$11,657
Idaho: $11,119
Students
616
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$941,000
at year end

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

  • Local 18%
  • State 74%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $11,657 per pupil, $6,239 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 Mud Lake pay

Typical tax bill
$1,276
a year · Idaho typical $2,038
Effective rate
0.74%
of home value · Idaho 0.49%
Typical home value
$171,600
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 Mud Lake's government

Town hall & decisions in Mud Lake →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mud Lake

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

All of Mud Lake'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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