Town Hall · Santa Clara

Santa Clara, UT town hall & government

Santa Clara spent $27 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $3,402 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Santa Clara's money goes

Spent
$27 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$3,402
typical Utah cities: $1,548
Long-term debt
$4.3 million
$545 per resident
Water & other utilities
$8.8 million33%
Fire
$2.5 million9%
Parks & libraries
$2.2 million8%
Paid to other governments
$1.4 million5%
Roads & transportation
$1.1 million4%
Administration & buildings
$1 million4%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$883,0003%
Sewer & trash
$748,0003%
Housing & development
$105,000<1%
Interest on debt
$105,000<1%
Police
$3,000<1%
Other
$8.2 million31%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 37%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Sales taxes 13%
  • Other taxes & licenses 9%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • From the state 4%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Santa Clara

Full-time staff
43
30 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$71,800
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
8
on the town payroll
Fire
8 full-time19 part
Administration & buildings
7 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
9 full-time
Parks & libraries
8 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
6 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time1 part
Other
3 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

Washington School District

Santa Clara's K–12 school district, shared with Apple Valley, Enterprise, Hildale, Hurricane, Ivins and La Verkin. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$9,667
Utah: $11,467
Students
37,575
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$170.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 48%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $9,667 per pupil, $6,434 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 Santa Clara pay

Typical tax bill
$2,193
a year · Utah typical $2,525
Effective rate
0.39%
of home value · Utah 0.52%
Typical home value
$558,100
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 Santa Clara's government

🏛️ Official websitesantaclarautah.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Santa Clara →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Santa Clara

Santa Clara is represented in Congress by Senators Mike Lee and John R. Curtis and Representative Celeste Maloy. Spencer Cox is governor.

All of Santa Clara'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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