Town Hall · Jackson

Jackson, WY town hall & government

Jackson spent $69.4 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $6,485 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Jackson

Hailey Morton LevinsonMayor Wikidata ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

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Meetings

Coming up at Jackson's town hall

Recent meetings

Official listings from Jackson's agenda portal ↗, checked daily. Times are local. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check the portal before you go.

Town budget

Where Jackson's money goes

Spent
$69.4 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$6,485
typical Wyoming cities: $2,551
Long-term debt
$1.7 million
$159 per resident
Roads & transportation
$26.1 million38%
Parks & libraries
$9.7 million14%
Police
$7.8 million11%
Administration & buildings
$5.2 million7%
Fire
$3.2 million5%
Housing & development
$2.6 million4%
Sewer & trash
$2.5 million4%
Water & other utilities
$1.9 million3%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.6 million2%
Health & welfare
$433,0001%
Other
$8.4 million12%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 31%
  • From other local governments 24%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • Fees & charges 10%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • Utility sales 7%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Property taxes 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Jackson

Full-time staff
121
28 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$74,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
33
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
42 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
29 full-time21 part
Administration & buildings
23 full-time
Sewer & trash
7 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time
Housing & development
2 full-time
Other
13 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

Teton County School District 1

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

Spending per pupil
$24,072
Wyoming: $20,645
Students
2,822
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 75%
  • State 17%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $24,072 per pupil, $15,273 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 Jackson pay

Typical tax bill
$5,271
a year · Wyoming typical $1,767
Effective rate
0.35%
of home value · Wyoming 0.57%
Typical home value
$1,521,900
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 Jackson's government

🏛️ Official websitejacksonwy.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Jackson →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Jackson

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

All of Jackson'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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