Town Hall · Plummer

Plummer, ID town hall & government

Plummer spent $4.2 million in the year to September 30, 2023, about $4,018 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Plummer's money goes

Spent
$4.2 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2023
Per resident
$4,018
typical Idaho cities: $1,629
Long-term debt
$4.9 million
$4,658 per resident
Water & other utilities
$3.1 million74%
Sewer & trash
$636,00015%
Parks & libraries
$166,0004%
Interest on debt
$122,0003%
Police
$111,0003%
Roads & transportation
$47,0001%
Other
$19,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 74%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • From the state 3%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Plummer

Full-time staff
26
22 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$37,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Water & other utilities
6 full-time8 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time5 part
Parks & libraries
2 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
6 full-time
Sewer & trash
6 full-time
Police
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

Plummer-Worley Joint School District 44

Plummer's K–12 school district, shared with Tensed and Worley. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$22,886
Idaho: $11,119
Students
359
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 11%
  • State 45%
  • Federal 44%

Of the $22,886 per pupil, $9,053 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 Plummer pay

Typical tax bill
$883
a year · Idaho typical $2,038
Effective rate
0.45%
of home value · Idaho 0.49%
Typical home value
$197,200
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 Plummer's government

🏛️ Official websiteplummerid.govoffice3.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Plummer →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Plummer

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

All of Plummer'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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