Town Hall · Deaver

Deaver, WY town hall & government

Deaver spent $436,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,449 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Deaver's money goes

Spent
$436,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,449
typical Wyoming cities: $2,280
Long-term debt
$661,000
$3,713 per resident
Administration & buildings
$243,00056%
Water & other utilities
$129,00030%
Sewer & trash
$26,0006%
Health & welfare
$14,0003%
Police
$10,0002%
Parks & libraries
$4,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2,000<1%
Other
$8,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 36%
  • From the state 27%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • From other local governments 8%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Property taxes 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Deaver

Full-time staff
4
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$51,900
a year, before benefits
Water & other utilities
2 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Other
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

Big Horn County School District 1

Deaver's K–12 school district, shared with Burlington, Byron, Cowley and Frannie. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,270
Wyoming: $20,645
Students
1,247
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Wyoming districts overall: 39% local, 45% state, 16% federal

  • Local 18%
  • State 69%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $21,270 per pupil, $15,477 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 Deaver pay

Typical tax bill
$844
a year · Wyoming typical $1,767
Effective rate
0.71%
of home value · Wyoming 0.57%
Typical home value
$118,200
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 Deaver's government

Town hall & decisions in Deaver →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Deaver

Deaver is represented in Congress by Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia M. Lummis and Representative Harriet M. Hageman. Mark Gordon is governor.

All of Deaver'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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