Town Hall · Stockton

Stockton, UT town hall & government

Stockton spent $1.1 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,638 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Stockton's money goes

Spent
$1.1 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,638
typical Utah cities: $1,533
Long-term debt
$2.2 million
$3,287 per resident
Sewer & trash
$311,00028%
Police
$261,00023%
Water & other utilities
$248,00022%
Administration & buildings
$106,0009%
Fire
$64,0006%
Roads & transportation
$40,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$36,0003%
Parks & libraries
$31,0003%
Other
$20,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 39%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • Sales taxes 13%
  • Property taxes 12%
  • From the state 4%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Stockton

Full-time staff
3
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$52,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
0 full-time3 part
Fire
0 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Police
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
0 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
0 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

Tooele School District

Stockton's K–12 school district, shared with Erda, Grantsville, Lake Point, Rush Valley, Tooele and Vernon. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,548
Utah: $11,467
Students
16,087
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$244.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 31%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $12,548 per pupil, $7,236 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 Stockton pay

Typical tax bill
$2,756
a year · Utah typical $2,525
Effective rate
0.73%
of home value · Utah 0.52%
Typical home value
$375,000
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Stockton's government

🏛️ Official websitestocktontown.org/TOS ↗

Town hall & decisions in Stockton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Stockton

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

All of Stockton'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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