Town Hall · Rexburg

Rexburg, ID town hall & government

Rexburg spent $50.1 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,238 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Rexburg's money goes

Spent
$50.1 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,238
typical Idaho cities: $1,542
Long-term debt
$11.2 million
$276 per resident
Roads & transportation
$9.1 million18%
Sewer & trash
$9.1 million18%
Police
$6.2 million12%
Fire
$5.5 million11%
Water & other utilities
$5.5 million11%
Administration & buildings
$5.2 million10%
Parks & libraries
$4.3 million9%
Housing & development
$1.7 million3%
Health & welfare
$306,0001%
Interest on debt
$261,0001%
Other
$3 million6%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 35%
  • Fees & charges 27%
  • Interest, fines & other 22%
  • Property taxes 11%
  • Utility sales 5%
  • Sales taxes <1%
  • From the federal government <1%

Rexburg didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Rexburg

Full-time staff
131
38 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$74,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
32
and 3 full-time firefighters
Police
41 full-time
Administration & buildings
27 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
16 full-time3 part
Parks & libraries
6 full-time18 part
Sewer & trash
10 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
6 full-time
Health & welfare
5 full-time
Fire
4 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time1 part
Other
15 full-time8 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Rexburg didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Madison School District 321

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

Spending per pupil
$9,122
Idaho: $11,119
Students
5,771
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$54.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 20%
  • State 68%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $9,122 per pupil, $5,499 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 Rexburg: Sugar-Salem Joint School District 322 ($8,333 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Rexburg pay

Typical tax bill
$2,125
a year · Idaho typical $2,038
Effective rate
0.54%
of home value · Idaho 0.49%
Typical home value
$395,100
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 Rexburg's government

🏛️ Official websiterexburg.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Rexburg →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rexburg

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

All of Rexburg'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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