Town Hall · Grandview

Grandview, WA town hall & government

Grandview spent $17.8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,612 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Grandview's money goes

Spent
$17.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,612
typical Washington cities: $1,978
Long-term debt
$13.8 million
$1,251 per resident
Sewer & trash
$6.8 million38%
Police
$3 million17%
Water & other utilities
$1.9 million11%
Roads & transportation
$1 million6%
Fire
$867,0005%
Parks & libraries
$790,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$659,0004%
Administration & buildings
$590,0003%
Interest on debt
$411,0002%
Housing & development
$67,000<1%
Health & welfare
$41,000<1%
Other
$1.6 million9%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 32%
  • Sales taxes 22%
  • From the state 16%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Grandview

Full-time staff
68
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$98,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
23
and 2 full-time firefighters
Police
30 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
12 full-time
Administration & buildings
8 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
5 full-time4 part
Water & other utilities
6 full-time
Fire
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Other
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Grandview didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Grandview School District

Grandview's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,755
Washington: $18,444
Students
3,637
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$32.6 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Washington districts overall: 27% local, 66% state, 8% federal

  • Local 9%
  • State 72%
  • Federal 19%

Of the $17,755 per pupil, $9,275 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.

Also serving Grandview: Mabton School District ($19,050 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Grandview pay

Typical tax bill
$2,123
a year · Washington typical $4,556
Effective rate
0.80%
of home value · Washington 0.81%
Typical home value
$265,300
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 Grandview's government

🏛️ Official websitegrandview.wa.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Grandview →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Grandview

Grandview is represented in Congress by Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell and Representative Dan Newhouse. Bob Ferguson is governor.

All of Grandview'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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