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Rigby, ID town hall & government

Rigby spent $6.4 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,174 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Rigby's money goes

Spent
$6.4 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,174
typical Idaho cities: $1,542
Long-term debt
$4.9 million
$893 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.6 million24%
Administration & buildings
$1.5 million23%
Roads & transportation
$1.2 million18%
Police
$991,00015%
Water & other utilities
$569,0009%
Parks & libraries
$395,0006%
Interest on debt
$235,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 92%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • Property taxes 2%
  • Utility sales 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Rigby

Full-time staff
39
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$40,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
10
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
11 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
10 full-time
Parks & libraries
4 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
6 full-time
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Water & other utilities
4 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

Jefferson County Joint School District 251

Rigby's K–12 school district, shared with Lewisville, Menan and Roberts. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$8,865
Idaho: $11,119
Students
6,706
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$43.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 14%
  • State 76%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $8,865 per pupil, $5,779 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 Rigby pay

Typical tax bill
$2,180
a year · Idaho typical $2,038
Effective rate
0.65%
of home value · Idaho 0.49%
Typical home value
$336,200
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.

Local

Contact Rigby's government

🏛️ Official websiterigby.govoffice.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Rigby →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rigby

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

All of Rigby'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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