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Town Hall · Juneau

Juneau spent less per resident in 2022 than 88% of similar cities

Juneau’s city government spent $188.9 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $5,961 per resident. It also runs a hospital ($140.9 million), water utilities ($10.6 million) and an airport ($11 million), counted separately. Census Bureau figures.

Day-to-day spending, 2024
$188.9M
year to June 30, 2024
Per resident, 2024
$5,961
In 2022: $5,203, less than 88% of 16 similar cities
Long-term debt
$129.7M
end of FY2024, reported
City staff, 2025
1,131
full-time, hospital & welfare staff apart (1,713 in all) · March payroll $15.5M
Typical tax bill
$4,251
0.95% of home value · AK 1.11%

What stands out about how Juneau is run

Read from the city’s budget and official records.

Runs a hospital$140.9 million for a hospital the city runs in 2024, shown apart from day-to-day spending.Spends less than most similar citiesIn 2022: $5,203 per resident, less than 88% of 16 similar cities.Runs its own schoolsThe schools are part of the city budget, not a separate district.Split between districts2 State House districts cover Juneau; your street decides yours.
★ What stands out · Your share of the 2024 budget

About $5,961 per resident a year, or $16.33 a day

Schools are part of the city’s budget, so they lead the receipt: 47% of day-to-day spending.

Where the money comes from
Fees & charges 45%Sales taxes 21%Property taxes 16%From the state 12%Interest, fines & other 3%Utility sales 2%From the federal government 1%Other taxes & licenses <1%From other local governments <1%
Schools included

Juneau runs its own schools, so school spending is part of this budget. Comparisons are with Alaska cities that run their own schools.

Not in the receipt.Building projects $41.5 million; interest on debt $4.6 million. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $404.9 million.
Why the hospital is apart.The Census Bureau counts the hospital it runs in the city’s books ($140.9 million, 39% of all operations). Only 135 of the 11,301 towns and cities of 2,500+ run one (Census finance files), so it is shown here and left out of every per-resident comparison.
Compared with similar places

$5,203 per resident in 2022: less than 88% of them

Juneau’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($5,203 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 16 Alaska cities that run their own schools: the median was $9,666, and the middle half spent $7,449–$13,455. Juneau spent less than 88% of them.

Middle half of the group, $7,449–$13,455Median $9,666Juneau

Includes sewer and trash ($11.2 million), 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
16

Alaska cities that run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Juneau itself left out).

Over the years

Day-to-day spending is up 14% since 2022

Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Juneau reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.

Day-to-day spending by fiscal year

2022$165.7 million
2023$172.2 million
2024$188.9 million

Per resident: 2022: $5,203 · 2023: $5,385 · 2024: $5,961.

City staff
1,131

full-time in March 2025 (hospital, health & welfare left out), up from 1,093 in 2022.

Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $4,251 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.95% of the home’s value, vs 1.11% across Alaska.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Juneau$4,251
Alaska$3,901
$4,251
typical bill a year
0.95%
effective rate
$449,300
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Juneau’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Tax bills are one input to Juneau’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Juneau →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Juneau

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

Check Juneau’s own website for current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Juneau yet.
Who works for Juneau

One full-time city employee for every 28 residents, not counting hospital, health & welfare staff

On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (31,685).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025

Schools621 + 243 pt
Parks & libraries78 + 192 pt
Roads & transportation107 + 12 pt
Administration & buildings79 + 23 pt
Police77 + 2 pt
Fire50 + 3 pt
Sewer & trash31
Housing & development21
Water & other utilities11
Courts, inspections & corrections9
Other47 + 1 pt
Run separately
Hospital, health & welfare582 + 200 pt
1,131
full-time, hospital, health & welfare apart
676
part-time
$15.5M
payroll for March 2025
$186.3M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$94,500
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
43
sworn police officers
47
full-time firefighters
The hospital.The 582 full-time hospital, health & welfare staff include the hospital the city runs, so they are counted apart, as the hospitals are in the budget. The payroll figures cover every employee, the hospital’s included: the Census file doesn’t split pay by function.
Compared, 2022.Juneau had 34.3 full-time staff per 1,000 residents in March 2022 (hospital, health & welfare left out, and the same for any peer that runs a hospital). The median for the 10 of the 16 Alaska cities that run their own schools that reported 2022 staff was 52.7: Juneau had fewer than 90% 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

Juneau Borough School District

Juneau’s K–12 school district. The schools are run by Juneau, so this money is part of the budget above.

Schools in Juneau →
$20,595
per pupil · AK $21,070
4,265
students
$7.4 million
long-term debt

Of the $20,595 per pupil, $11,206 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 47%State 45%Federal 8%

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

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

Who represents Juneau

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Juneau.

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  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Alaska HouseJuneau is split between 2 districts
    Sara HannanAndi Story
  3. 3
    Alaska SenateState senator
    Jesse Kiehl
  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
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Questions about Juneau’s government

How much does Juneau spend per resident?

About $5,961 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. Juneau also runs a hospital ($140.9 million), counted separately. In 2022, the last full count, its $5,203 was less than 88% of 16 Alaska cities that run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Juneau?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $4,251 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.95% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.11% across Alaska. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.

Who runs Juneau’s government?

We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Juneau yet.

How many people work for Juneau?

1,131 full-time and 676 part-time employees in March 2025 (plus 582 full-time hospital, health & welfare staff), with a March payroll of $15.5M (about $186.3M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Juneau in the state legislature?

Juneau is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Alaska Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District B (Jesse Kiehl). 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 →