Basin, WY town hall & government
Basin spent $4.5 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $3,403 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Basin's government.
Where Basin's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 45%
- From the state 17%
- Fees & charges 13%
- Interest, fines & other 13%
- From other local governments 7%
- Property taxes 3%
- Sales taxes 1%
- From the federal government <1%
- Other taxes & licenses <1%
Who works for Basin
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Big Horn County School District 4
Basin's K–12 school district, shared with Manderson. 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 21%
- State 63%
- Federal 16%
Of the $32,724 per pupil, $20,302 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 Basin kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Basin 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 Basin's government
Who represents Basin
Basin 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.