Town Hall · Boulder

Boulder, NV town hall & government

Boulder spent $100.9 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $6,780 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Boulder's money goes

Spent
$100.9 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$6,780
typical Nevada cities: $2,178
Long-term debt
$16 million
$1,072 per resident
Water & other utilities
$25 million25%
Police
$9 million9%
Parks & libraries
$8.3 million8%
Roads & transportation
$7.8 million8%
Administration & buildings
$6.6 million7%
Fire
$6.6 million7%
Sewer & trash
$3.6 million4%
Housing & development
$2.5 million2%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.2 million1%
Interest on debt
$72,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$15,000<1%
Other
$30.2 million30%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 28%
  • Utility sales 23%
  • From the state 14%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • From the federal government 11%
  • From other local governments 7%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Boulder

Full-time staff
198
115 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$109,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
39
and 24 full-time firefighters
Police
52 full-time23 part
Parks & libraries
9 full-time73 part
Fire
26 full-time8 part
Administration & buildings
21 full-time4 part
Water & other utilities
19 full-time
Roads & transportation
10 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
9 full-time2 part
Health & welfare
4 full-time1 part
Housing & development
4 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Other
43 full-time4 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2024. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Clark County School District

Boulder's K–12 school district, shared with Henderson, Las Vegas, Mesquite and North Las Vegas. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,774
Nevada: $14,868
Students
304,565
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.1 billion
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Nevada districts overall: 16% local, 70% state, 14% federal

  • Local 18%
  • State 67%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $14,774 per pupil, $9,284 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 Boulder pay

Typical tax bill
$1,578
a year · Nevada typical $2,027
Effective rate
0.36%
of home value · Nevada 0.47%
Typical home value
$435,600
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 Boulder's government

🏛️ Official websitebcnv.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Boulder →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Boulder

Boulder is represented in Congress by Senators Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen and Representative Dina Titus. Joe Lombardo is governor.

All of Boulder'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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