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Lingle, WY town hall & government

Lingle spent $1.3 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,912 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lingle's money goes

Spent
$1.3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,912
typical Wyoming cities: $2,280
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$576,00044%
Administration & buildings
$181,00014%
Sewer & trash
$129,00010%
Parks & libraries
$114,0009%
Police
$109,0008%
Roads & transportation
$63,0005%
Fire
$53,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$40,0003%
Health & welfare
$16,0001%
Other
$41,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 52%
  • From the state 18%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • From other local governments 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Lingle

Full-time staff
14
15 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$57,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Parks & libraries
2 full-time12 part
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Water & other utilities
4 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Police
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Goshen County School District 1

Lingle's K–12 school district, shared with Fort Laramie, LaGrange, Torrington and Yoder. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$23,542
Wyoming: $20,645
Students
1,636
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 56%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $23,542 per pupil, $13,216 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 Lingle pay

Typical tax bill
$1,351
a year · Wyoming typical $1,767
Effective rate
0.78%
of home value · Wyoming 0.57%
Typical home value
$172,600
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 Lingle's government

Town hall & decisions in Lingle →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lingle

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

All of Lingle'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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