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How Orderville is run

Orderville spent $1.8 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $3,099 per resident.

Photo: Ken Lund
City budget
$1.8 million
spent, year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$3,099
Above typical Utah cities ($1,533)
Long-term debt
None
at year end
City staff
2
full-time · 4 part-time
Typical tax bill
$1,284
a year · UT $2,525

What stands out about how Orderville is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,284 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.35% of the home’s value, vs 0.52% across Utah.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Utah$2,525
Orderville$1,284
$1,284
typical bill a year
0.35%
effective rate
$367,700
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Orderville’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

The school district

Kane School District

Orderville’s K–12 school district, shared with Alton, Big Water, Glendale, Kanab. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Orderville →
$14,942
per pupil · UT $11,467
1,510
students
$18.9 million
long-term debt

Of the $14,942 per pupil, $8,429 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 46%State 49%Federal 5%

Utah districts overall: 42% local, 51% state, 8% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Orderville

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Orderville yet. Neighbors can add them.

Your share of the budget

About $3,099 per resident a year, or $8.49 a day

The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 95% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Sales taxes 45%Fees & charges 36%Interest, fines & other 7%Property taxes 6%Other taxes & licenses 3%From the state 3%
Who works for Orderville

One full-time town employee for every 292 residents

On the payroll in March 2022 (a Census Bureau estimate).

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings1 + 2 pt
Water & other utilities1
Other0 + 2 pt
2
full-time
4
part-time
$62,500
average full-time pay, before benefits

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Who represents Orderville

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Orderville.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Utah HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Utah SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Utah

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Orderville’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →

Questions about how Orderville is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Does Orderville get good value for its tax dollars?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Ask neighbors

Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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