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Wilder, ID town hall & government

Wilder spent $3.5 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $2,144 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Wilder's money goes

Spent
$3.5 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,144
typical Idaho cities: $1,542
Long-term debt
$1.5 million
$891 per resident
Sewer & trash
$855,00024%
Housing & development
$832,00024%
Police
$709,00020%
Water & other utilities
$483,00014%
Administration & buildings
$268,0008%
Roads & transportation
$194,0006%
Interest on debt
$56,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$43,0001%
Parks & libraries
$18,0001%
Other
$63,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 30%
  • Fees & charges 22%
  • Property taxes 12%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • From the state 11%
  • From other local governments 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Wilder

Full-time staff
15
14 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$37,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
3 full-time10 part
Housing & development
5 full-time1 part
Police
5 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 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

Wilder School District 133

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

Spending per pupil
$10,970
Idaho: $11,119
Students
637
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 15%
  • State 77%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $10,970 per pupil, $6,025 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 Wilder pay

Typical tax bill
$1,725
a year · Idaho typical $2,038
Effective rate
0.64%
of home value · Idaho 0.49%
Typical home value
$270,900
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 Wilder's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofwilder.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Wilder →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Wilder

Wilder is represented in Congress by Senators Mike Crapo and James E. Risch and Representative Russ Fulcher. Brad Little is governor.

All of Wilder'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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