Town Hall · Spanish Fork

Spanish Fork, UT town hall & government

Spanish Fork spent $189.5 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $4,319 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Spanish Fork's money goes

Spent
$189.5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$4,319
typical Utah cities: $1,548
Long-term debt
$120.7 million
$2,751 per resident
Roads & transportation
$77.4 million41%
Water & other utilities
$30.5 million16%
Parks & libraries
$15.4 million8%
Police
$7.1 million4%
Administration & buildings
$6.5 million3%
Sewer & trash
$6.1 million3%
Health & welfare
$3.8 million2%
Interest on debt
$2.9 million2%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2.9 million2%
Fire
$1 million1%
Housing & development
$462,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$444,000<1%
Other
$34.9 million18%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 35%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • Utility sales 19%
  • Sales taxes 16%
  • From the state 4%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Property taxes 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Spanish Fork

Full-time staff
285
220 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$76,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
41
and 35 full-time firefighters
Parks & libraries
46 full-time110 part
Administration & buildings
54 full-time16 part
Fire
39 full-time28 part
Police
46 full-time13 part
Water & other utilities
30 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
24 full-time11 part
Health & welfare
1 full-time21 part
Sewer & trash
8 full-time3 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
3 full-time2 part
Other
34 full-time14 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

Spanish Fork'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 Spanish Fork pay

Typical tax bill
$2,281
a year · Utah typical $2,525
Effective rate
0.47%
of home value · Utah 0.52%
Typical home value
$481,500
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 Spanish Fork's government

🏛️ Official websitespanishfork.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Spanish Fork →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Spanish Fork

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

All of Spanish Fork'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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