Town Hall · Highland

Highland, UT town hall & government

Highland spent $31.2 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,568 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Highland's money goes

Spent
$31.2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,568
spending per person
Long-term debt
$5 million
$253 per resident
Water & other utilities
$8.1 million26%
Parks & libraries
$5.3 million17%
Sewer & trash
$4.9 million16%
Roads & transportation
$3.1 million10%
Police
$2.9 million9%
Fire
$2.5 million8%
Administration & buildings
$1.4 million5%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.1 million4%
Paid to other governments
$470,0002%
Interest on debt
$241,0001%
Other
$1.2 million4%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 22%
  • Interest, fines & other 20%
  • Sales taxes 17%
  • Utility sales 14%
  • From the state 13%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Highland

Full-time staff
18
24 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$84,600
a year, before benefits
Parks & libraries
4 full-time14 part
Administration & buildings
7 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time3 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Alpine School District

Highland's K–12 school district, shared with Alpine, American Fork, Cedar Fort, Cedar Hills, Eagle Mountain and Fairfield. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$10,044
Utah: $11,467
Students
87,051
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$472.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 39%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $10,044 per pupil, $6,868 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 Highland pay

Typical tax bill
$3,657
a year · Utah typical $2,525
Effective rate
0.39%
of home value · Utah 0.52%
Typical home value
$928,300
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 Highland's government

🏛️ Official websitehighlandcity.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Highland →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Highland

Highland is represented in Congress by Senators Mike Lee and John R. Curtis and Representative Mike Kennedy. Spencer Cox is governor.

All of Highland'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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