Town Hall · Midway

Midway, UT town hall & government

Midway spent $18.3 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $2,893 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Midway's money goes

Spent
$18.3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$2,893
typical Utah cities: $1,548
Long-term debt
$4 million
$636 per resident
Water & other utilities
$2 million11%
Administration & buildings
$1.7 million9%
Roads & transportation
$802,0004%
Parks & libraries
$561,0003%
Paid to other governments
$371,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$273,0001%
Police
$257,0001%
Interest on debt
$219,0001%
Health & welfare
$38,000<1%
Housing & development
$28,000<1%
Other
$12 million66%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 34%
  • Property taxes 15%
  • Other taxes & licenses 13%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • From the state 7%
  • Utility sales 5%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Midway

Full-time staff
10
15 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$84,600
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
2 full-time7 part
Housing & development
2 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part
Other
1 full-time4 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Wasatch School District

Midway's K–12 school district, shared with Charleston, Daniel, Heber, Independence, Interlaken and Wallsburg. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,879
Utah: $11,467
Students
8,970
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$189.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 70%
  • State 27%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $12,879 per pupil, $9,400 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 Midway pay

Typical tax bill
$4,490
a year · Utah typical $2,525
Effective rate
0.50%
of home value · Utah 0.52%
Typical home value
$892,800
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 Midway's government

🏛️ Official websitemidwaycityut.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Midway →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Midway

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

All of Midway'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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