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Mountain View, WY town hall & government

Mountain View spent $2 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $1,559 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Mountain View's money goes

Spent
$2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$1,559
typical Wyoming cities: $2,485
Long-term debt
$682,000
$530 per resident
Water & other utilities
$493,00025%
Sewer & trash
$383,00019%
Administration & buildings
$297,00015%
Police
$294,00015%
Roads & transportation
$216,00011%
Parks & libraries
$202,00010%
Fire
$58,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$31,0002%
Interest on debt
$17,0001%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Other
$15,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 34%
  • Utility sales 23%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • From other local governments 12%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Mountain View

Full-time staff
7
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$51,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
2 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Police
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
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

Uinta County School District 4

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

Spending per pupil
$20,404
Wyoming: $20,645
Students
716
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 25%
  • State 68%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $20,404 per pupil, $11,511 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 Mountain View pay

Typical tax bill
$1,504
a year · Wyoming typical $1,767
Effective rate
0.56%
of home value · Wyoming 0.57%
Typical home value
$270,400
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 Mountain View's government

🏛️ Official websitemountainviewwyoming.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Mountain View →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mountain View

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

All of Mountain View'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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