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Manderson, WY town hall & government

Manderson spent $370,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $3,304 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Manderson's money goes

Spent
$370,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$3,304
typical Wyoming cities: $2,280
Long-term debt
$121,000
$1,080 per resident
Police
$218,00059%
Water & other utilities
$51,00014%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$50,00014%
Sewer & trash
$41,00011%
Interest on debt
$5,0001%
Administration & buildings
$3,0001%
Roads & transportation
$2,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 43%
  • Utility sales 20%
  • Fees & charges 19%
  • Interest, fines & other 12%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Manderson

Full-time staff
5
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$27,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Police
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Big Horn County School District 4

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

Spending per pupil
$32,724
Wyoming: $20,645
Students
232
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 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Manderson pay

Typical tax bill
$429
a year · Wyoming typical $1,767
Effective rate
0.91%
of home value · Wyoming 0.57%
Typical home value
$47,300
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 Manderson's government

Town hall & decisions in Manderson →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Manderson

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

All of Manderson'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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