Town Hall · Tooele

Tooele, UT town hall & government

Tooele spent $42.5 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $1,146 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Tooele

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget

Where Tooele's money goes

Spent
$42.5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$1,146
typical Utah cities: $1,548
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$6.9 million16%
Police
$6.8 million16%
Sewer & trash
$5.6 million13%
Parks & libraries
$5.1 million12%
Administration & buildings
$4.2 million10%
Roads & transportation
$3 million7%
Housing & development
$901,0002%
Fire
$708,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$614,0001%
Interest on debt
$430,0001%
Paid to other governments
$367,0001%
Health & welfare
$187,000<1%
Other
$7.8 million18%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 27%
  • Fees & charges 23%
  • Utility sales 20%
  • Interest, fines & other 13%
  • Sales taxes 8%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From the state 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Tooele

Full-time staff
169
138 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$76,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
40
and 3 full-time firefighters
Parks & libraries
27 full-time75 part
Police
51 full-time24 part
Administration & buildings
33 full-time16 part
Water & other utilities
12 full-time
Fire
3 full-time17 part
Roads & transportation
11 full-time
Sewer & trash
9 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
4 full-time
Other
19 full-time6 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

Tooele School District

Tooele's K–12 school district, shared with Erda, Grantsville, Lake Point, Rush Valley, Stockton 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 Tooele pay

Typical tax bill
$2,175
a year · Utah typical $2,525
Effective rate
0.57%
of home value · Utah 0.52%
Typical home value
$381,400
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 Tooele's government

🏛️ Official websitetooelecity.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Tooele →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Tooele

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

All of Tooele'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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