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.
Where Sugar's money goes
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%
Who works for Sugar
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
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.
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.
Which schools Sugar kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Sugar pay
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.
Contact Sugar's government
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.
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.