Baggs, WY town hall & government
Baggs spent $2.4 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $5,742 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Baggs's government.
Where Baggs's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From the federal government 53%
- From other local governments 25%
- From the state 9%
- Utility sales 6%
- Interest, fines & other 2%
- Property taxes 2%
- Fees & charges 2%
- Sales taxes 1%
- Other taxes & licenses <1%
Who works for Baggs
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Carbon County School District 1
Baggs's K–12 school district, shared with Bairoil, Dixon, Rawlins and Sinclair. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Wyoming districts overall: 39% local, 45% state, 16% federal
- Local 57%
- State 27%
- Federal 16%
Of the $22,210 per pupil, $11,591 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.
Which schools Baggs kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Baggs pay
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.
Contact Baggs's government
Who represents Baggs
Baggs is represented in Congress by Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia M. Lummis and Representative Harriet M. Hageman. Mark Gordon is governor.
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.