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Sugar, ID town hall & government

Sugar spent $2.5 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,221 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sugar's money goes

Spent
$2.5 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,221
typical Idaho cities: $1,542
Long-term debt
$3.3 million
$1,636 per resident
Sewer & trash
$972,00039%
Water & other utilities
$956,00038%
Administration & buildings
$162,0007%
Roads & transportation
$136,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$84,0003%
Police
$47,0002%
Paid to other governments
$43,0002%
Housing & development
$22,0001%
Parks & libraries
$16,0001%
Other
$50,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 28%
  • From the state 21%
  • Utility sales 16%
  • Other taxes & licenses 14%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Sugar

Full-time staff
5
20 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$18,900
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time14 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
0 full-time1 part
Police
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time4 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Sugar-Salem Joint School District 322

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

Spending per pupil
$8,333
Idaho: $11,119
Students
2,199
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$12 million
at year end

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

  • Local 12%
  • State 72%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $8,333 per pupil, $5,073 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 Sugar pay

Typical tax bill
$1,437
a year · Idaho typical $2,038
Effective rate
0.41%
of home value · Idaho 0.49%
Typical home value
$350,000
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 Sugar's government

🏛️ Official websitesugarcityidaho.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Sugar →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sugar

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

All of Sugar'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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