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Lander, WY town hall & government

Lander spent $19.2 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,533 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lander's money goes

Spent
$19.2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,533
typical Wyoming cities: $2,551
Long-term debt
$15.8 million
$2,078 per resident
Water & other utilities
$8.7 million45%
Police
$2.5 million13%
Roads & transportation
$2 million10%
Administration & buildings
$1.9 million10%
Sewer & trash
$1.3 million7%
Parks & libraries
$536,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$400,0002%
Fire
$364,0002%
Health & welfare
$63,000<1%
Interest on debt
$61,000<1%
Other
$1.4 million7%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 47%
  • From other local governments 15%
  • Utility sales 12%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Lander

Full-time staff
47
15 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$71,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
18
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
20 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
9 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 full-time13 part
Parks & libraries
4 full-time
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time1 part
Fire
1 full-time
Other
6 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Fremont County School District 1

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

Spending per pupil
$20,381
Wyoming: $20,645
Students
1,612
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 28%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $20,381 per pupil, $12,859 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 Lander pay

Typical tax bill
$1,915
a year · Wyoming typical $1,767
Effective rate
0.57%
of home value · Wyoming 0.57%
Typical home value
$337,100
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 Lander's government

🏛️ Official websitelanderwyoming.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Lander →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lander

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

All of Lander'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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