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How Roberts is run

Roberts spent $189,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $291 per resident. (A Census Bureau estimate.)

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City budget
$189,000
spent, year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$291
Below typical Idaho cities ($1,169)
Long-term debt
$1.4 million
$2,086 per resident
City staff
10
full-time · 1 part-time
Typical tax bill
$1,226
a year · ID $2,038

What stands out about how Roberts is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Your share of the budget

About $291 per resident a year, or $0.80 a day

The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 38% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Fees & charges 31%Utility sales 25%Property taxes 24%From the state 14%Sales taxes 5%Other taxes & licenses <1%
An estimate

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

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,226 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.47% of the home’s value, vs 0.49% across Idaho.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Idaho$2,038
Roberts$1,226
$1,226
typical bill a year
0.47%
effective rate
$258,300
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Roberts’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

The school district

Jefferson County Joint School District 251

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

Schools in Roberts →
$8,865
per pupil · ID $11,119
6,706
students
$43.3 million
long-term debt

Of the $8,865 per pupil, $5,779 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 14%State 76%Federal 9%

Idaho districts overall: 21% local, 67% state, 12% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Roberts

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Roberts yet. Neighbors can add them.

Who works for Roberts

One full-time town employee for every 65 residents

On the payroll in March 2022.

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings6
Fire1
Roads & transportation1
Sewer & trash1
Water & other utilities1
Parks & libraries0 + 1 pt
10
full-time
1
part-time
$29,000
average full-time pay, before benefits
1
full-time firefighters

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Who represents Roberts

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Roberts.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Idaho HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Idaho SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Idaho

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Roberts’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →

Questions about how Roberts is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Does Roberts get good value for its tax dollars?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Ask neighbors

Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Roberts, mostly the Bureau’s estimates). School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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