Town Hall · Goshen

Goshen, UT town hall & government

Goshen spent $600,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $664 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Goshen's money goes

Spent
$600,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$664
typical Utah cities: $1,533
Long-term debt
$456,000
$504 per resident
Water & other utilities
$172,00029%
Sewer & trash
$148,00025%
Administration & buildings
$112,00019%
Parks & libraries
$51,0009%
Fire
$40,0007%
Police
$35,0006%
Roads & transportation
$33,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$9,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 33%
  • Fees & charges 26%
  • Sales taxes 22%
  • From other local governments 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From the state <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Goshen

Full-time staff
0
22 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time13 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time2 part
Other
0 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Goshen didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Nebo School District

Goshen's K–12 school district, shared with Elk Ridge, Genola, Mapleton, Payson, Salem and Spanish Fork. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$8,993
Utah: $11,467
Students
44,446
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$369.1 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Utah districts overall: 42% local, 51% state, 8% federal

  • Local 35%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $8,993 per pupil, $5,663 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 Goshen pay

Typical tax bill
$1,267
a year · Utah typical $2,525
Effective rate
0.47%
of home value · Utah 0.52%
Typical home value
$269,400
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 Goshen's government

Town hall & decisions in Goshen →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Goshen

Goshen is represented in Congress by Senators Mike Lee and John R. Curtis and Representative Burgess Owens. Spencer Cox is governor.

All of Goshen'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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