Town Hall · Laketown

Laketown, UT town hall & government

Laketown spent $317,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,170 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Laketown's money goes

Spent
$317,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,170
typical Utah cities: $1,533
Long-term debt
$1.1 million
$3,875 per resident
Parks & libraries
$160,00050%
Water & other utilities
$92,00029%
Administration & buildings
$45,00014%
Roads & transportation
$16,0005%
Sewer & trash
$4,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Other taxes & licenses 28%
  • Utility sales 25%
  • Sales taxes 17%
  • Fees & charges 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Property taxes 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Laketown

Full-time staff
0
1 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Rich School District

Laketown's K–12 school district, shared with Garden City, Randolph and Woodruff. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,780
Utah: $11,467
Students
531
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$8.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 68%
  • State 29%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $21,780 per pupil, $12,829 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 Laketown pay

Typical tax bill
$943
a year · Utah typical $2,525
Effective rate
0.23%
of home value · Utah 0.52%
Typical home value
$405,600
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Laketown's government

Town hall & decisions in Laketown →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Laketown

Laketown is represented in Congress by Senators Mike Lee and John R. Curtis and Representative Blake D. Moore. Spencer Cox is governor.

All of Laketown'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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