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Upton, WY town hall & government

Upton spent $1.7 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,658 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Upton's money goes

Spent
$1.7 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,658
typical Wyoming cities: $2,280
Long-term debt
$666,000
$645 per resident
Sewer & trash
$413,00024%
Police
$331,00019%
Administration & buildings
$317,00019%
Water & other utilities
$290,00017%
Roads & transportation
$168,00010%
Parks & libraries
$116,0007%
Fire
$25,0001%
Paid to other governments
$16,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$12,0001%
Interest on debt
$5,000<1%
Other
$18,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 29%
  • Fees & charges 23%
  • Utility sales 16%
  • From the federal government 11%
  • From other local governments 11%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Upton

Full-time staff
9
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$59,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
2 full-time6 part
Police
3 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Weston County School District 7

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

Spending per pupil
$12,703
Wyoming: $20,645
Students
902
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 17%
  • State 77%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $12,703 per pupil, $8,523 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 Upton pay

Typical tax bill
$1,410
a year · Wyoming typical $1,767
Effective rate
0.88%
of home value · Wyoming 0.57%
Typical home value
$160,400
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 Upton's government

Town hall & decisions in Upton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Upton

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

All of Upton'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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