Town Hall · Santaquin

Santaquin, UT town hall & government

Santaquin spent $29.4 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $1,914 per resident.

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

Meetings

Coming up at Santaquin's town hall

  • Oct 6Tue · 5:30 pm
    City Council Work SessionOne Time Event110 S Center S Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 6Tue · 7:00 pm
    City Council RegularCity Council Regular Meeting110 S Center Street Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 13Tue · 10:00 am
    Development Review CommitteeDevelopment Review Committee Meeting110 S Center Street Meeting page ↗
  • Nov 10Tue · 10:00 am
    Development Review CommitteeDevelopment Review Committee Meeting110 S Center Street Meeting page ↗
  • Dec 8Tue · 10:00 am
    Development Review CommitteeDevelopment Review Committee Meeting110 S Center Street Meeting page ↗

Recent meetings

Official listings from Santaquin's agenda portal ↗, checked daily. Times are local. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check the portal before you go.

Town budget

Where Santaquin's money goes

Spent
$29.4 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$1,914
typical Utah cities: $1,548
Long-term debt
$3.2 million
$209 per resident
Administration & buildings
$8.2 million28%
Parks & libraries
$3.2 million11%
Roads & transportation
$2.9 million10%
Police
$2.5 million8%
Sewer & trash
$2.1 million7%
Water & other utilities
$1.2 million4%
Fire
$1.1 million4%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$256,0001%
Health & welfare
$68,000<1%
Interest on debt
$36,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$25,000<1%
Other
$7.9 million27%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 29%
  • Fees & charges 29%
  • Sales taxes 16%
  • Utility sales 9%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • From the state 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Santaquin

Full-time staff
52
177 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$77,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
16
and 1 full-time firefighter
Fire
1 full-time65 part
Parks & libraries
4 full-time55 part
Police
18 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
7 full-time9 part
Housing & development
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time4 part
Other
19 full-time41 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Nebo School District

Santaquin's K–12 school district, shared with Elk Ridge, Genola, Goshen, Mapleton, Payson and Salem. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$8,993
Utah: $11,467
Students
44,446
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$369.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 35%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $8,993 per pupil, $5,663 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 Santaquin pay

Typical tax bill
$2,236
a year · Utah typical $2,525
Effective rate
0.48%
of home value · Utah 0.52%
Typical home value
$465,100
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 Santaquin's government

🏛️ Official websitesantaquin.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Santaquin →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Santaquin

Santaquin is represented in Congress by Senators Mike Lee and John R. Curtis and Representative Burgess Owens. Spencer Cox is governor.

All of Santaquin'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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