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Post Falls, ID town hall & government

Post Falls spent $23 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $521 per resident.

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

Meetings

Coming up at Post Falls's town hall

  • Sep 29Tue · 5:30 pm
    Planning and Zoning CommissionOne Time Event408 North Spokane Street, City Chambers Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 1Thu · 5:00 pm
    GeneralOne Time Event Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 6Tue · 6:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Meeting408 N. Spokane Street, City Council Chambers Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 13Tue · 5:30 pm
    Planning and Zoning CommissionPlanning and Zoning Commission Meeting408 N. Spokane Street, City Council Chambers Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 20Tue · 6:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Meeting408 N. Spokane Street, City Council Chambers Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 27Tue · 6:00 pm
    Parks, Recreation & Urban Forestry CommissionParks , Recreation and Urban Forestry Commission Meeting408 N. Spokane Street, City Council Chambers Meeting page ↗

Recent meetings

Official listings from Post Falls's agenda portal ↗, checked daily. Times are local. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check the portal before you go.

Town budget

Where Post Falls's money goes

Spent
$23 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$521
typical Idaho cities: $1,542
Long-term debt
$8.6 million
$194 per resident
Police
$9.7 million42%
Roads & transportation
$5.1 million22%
Administration & buildings
$2.6 million11%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.7 million7%
Interest on debt
$394,0002%
Other
$3.5 million15%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 40%
  • Property taxes 20%
  • From the state 12%
  • Utility sales 8%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Post Falls

Full-time staff
231
31 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$78,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
50
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
75 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
42 full-time
Parks & libraries
27 full-time28 part
Roads & transportation
31 full-time
Sewer & trash
24 full-time
Water & other utilities
9 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
8 full-time
Other
15 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Post Falls School District 273

Post Falls's K–12 school district, shared with State Line and Huetter. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$10,032
Idaho: $11,119
Students
5,894
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$31.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 13%
  • State 74%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $10,032 per pupil, $5,903 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 Post Falls: Lakeland Joint School District 272 ($12,375 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Post Falls pay

Typical tax bill
$2,206
a year · Idaho typical $2,038
Effective rate
0.46%
of home value · Idaho 0.49%
Typical home value
$477,400
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 Post Falls's government

🏛️ Official websitepostfallsidaho.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Post Falls →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Post Falls

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

All of Post Falls'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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