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Town Hall · Cold Bay

Cold Bay spent more per resident in 2022 than 78% of similar cities

Cold Bay’s city government spent $377,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,945 per resident. Water and other utilities ($20,000) are counted separately.

Town website
Day-to-day spending, 2022
$377,000
year to June 30, 2022
Per resident, 2022
$2,945
In 2022: $2,945, more than 78% of 67 similar cities
Long-term debt
Not reported
end of FY2022, reported
City staff, 2022
2
full-time · 11 part-time · March payroll $14,883

What stands out about how Cold Bay is run

Read from the city’s budget and official records.

Spends more than most similar citiesIn 2022: $2,945 per resident, more than 78% of 67 similar cities.A shared school districtShares Aleutians East Borough School District with 4 other towns.
Compared with similar places

$2,945 per resident in 2022: more than 78% of them

Cold Bay’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($2,945 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 67 Alaska cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,751, and the middle half spent $992–$2,734. Cold Bay spent more than 78% of them.

Middle half of the group, $992–$2,734Median $1,751Cold Bay

Includes sewer and trash ($28,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →

The group
67

Alaska cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Cold Bay itself left out).

Your share of the 2022 budget

About $2,945 per resident a year, or $8.07 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 23%.

Where the money comes from
From the state 23%Fees & charges 22%Interest, fines & other 20%From other local governments 16%Utility sales 15%Sales taxes 5%
Not in the receipt.With the enterprises, the whole budget was $572,000.
About “Other”.55% of Cold Bay’s day-to-day spending ($207,000) is filed by the Census Bureau outside the named functions above, so the receipt can’t say what it buys.
Over the years

No trend yet

Cold Bay reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Cold Bay

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

See coldbay.org for Cold Bay’s current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Cold Bay yet.coldbay.org ↗
Agendas

Cold Bay’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on coldbay.org ↗.

Who works for Cold Bay

One full-time city employee for every 64 residents

On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (128).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022

Administration & buildings1 + 7 pt
Parks & libraries0 + 3 pt
Water & other utilities1
Other0 + 1 pt
2
full-time
11
part-time
$14,883
payroll for March 2022
$178,596
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$73,800
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
Compared, 2022.Cold Bay had 15.6 full-time staff per 1,000 residents in March 2022. The median for the 39 of the 67 Alaska cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools that reported 2022 staff was 18.1: Cold Bay had fewer than 54% of them. Same group and year as the budget comparison.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

Aleutians East Borough School District

Cold Bay’s K–12 school district, shared with Akutan, False Pass, King Cove, Sand Point. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Cold Bay →
$54,410
per pupil · AK $21,070
205
students
$3.6 million
long-term debt

Of the $54,410 per pupil, $23,785 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 15%State 49%Federal 36%

Alaska districts overall: 24% local, 55% state, 21% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who represents Cold Bay

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Cold Bay.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Officials: coldbay.org ↗
  2. 2
    Alaska HouseState representatives
    Bryce Edgmon
  3. 3
    Alaska SenateState senator
    Lyman Hoffman
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
    Mike Dunleavy
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
    Nicholas J. Begich III
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Alaska
    Lisa MurkowskiDan Sullivan

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Cold Bay’s government

The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.

The Handbook →
Official websitecoldbay.org ↗

Questions about Cold Bay’s government

How much does Cold Bay spend per resident?

About $2,945 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $2,945 was more than 78% of 67 Alaska cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.

Who runs Cold Bay’s government?

See coldbay.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Cold Bay yet.

How many people work for Cold Bay?

2 full-time and 11 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $14,883 (about $178,596 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Cold Bay in the state legislature?

State Senate District S (Lyman Hoffman) and State House District 37 (Bryce Edgmon). The House district also covers 28 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →