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Sundance, WY town hall & government

Sundance spent $3.8 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,968 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sundance's money goes

Spent
$3.8 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,968
typical Wyoming cities: $2,280
Long-term debt
$360,000
$278 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.8 million47%
Roads & transportation
$622,00016%
Sewer & trash
$476,00012%
Administration & buildings
$381,00010%
Police
$286,0007%
Fire
$75,0002%
Parks & libraries
$70,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$44,0001%
Interest on debt
$18,000<1%
Health & welfare
$9,000<1%
Other
$46,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 40%
  • From the state 27%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • Utility sales 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Sundance

Full-time staff
8
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$55,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
3 full-time6 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
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

Crook County School District 1

Sundance's K–12 school district, shared with Hulett, Moorcroft and Pine Haven. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,559
Wyoming: $20,645
Students
1,219
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 41%
  • State 42%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $20,559 per pupil, $12,306 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 Sundance pay

Typical tax bill
$1,327
a year · Wyoming typical $1,767
Effective rate
0.54%
of home value · Wyoming 0.57%
Typical home value
$247,100
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Sundance's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofsundancewy.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Sundance →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sundance

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

All of Sundance'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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