Photo: Marine 69-71 · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Buckeye run?
Buckeye’s town government spent $169.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,607 per resident. Water and other utilities ($39.8 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Buckeye is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $1,607 per resident a year, or $4.40 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 21%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$1,366 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Buckeye’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,366 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 19 Arizona cities of 50,000–99,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,043, and the middle half spent $880–$1,574. Buckeye spent more than 63% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($17.5 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 →
Arizona cities of 50,000–99,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Buckeye itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 46% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Buckeye reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,366 · 2023: $1,323 · 2024: $1,607. Per resident it went from $1,366 to $1,607 (up 18%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 85,224 to 105,567.
full-time in March 2025, up from 559 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $2,081 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.50% of the home’s value, vs 0.48% across Arizona.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Buckeye’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 Buckeye’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Buckeye →
Who’s in charge in Buckeye
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Buckeye’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on buckeyeaz.gov ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 128 residents
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 (105,567).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Buckeye Union High School District
Buckeye’s high school district, shared with Goodyear, Avondale. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $10,769 per pupil, $5,312 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.
Arizona districts overall: 35% local, 47% state, 18% federal.
Buckeye Elementary District · $10,727 per pupil
Saddle Mountain Unified School District · $10,996 per pupil
Wickenburg Unified District · $12,263 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Buckeye’s votes are counted by county
Arizona reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Buckeye alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Maricopa County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican51.0%1,051,531 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat47.5%980,016 votesOthers: 1.5% (30,497 votes).
Most votes in Maricopa County: Donald J Trump
100% of Buckeye lies in Maricopa County. Every 2024 race in Maricopa County is on the county’s page.
Maricopa County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Buckeye sends 4 representatives to the Arizona House alone.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: buckeyeaz.gov ↗
- 2Arizona HouseBuckeye is split between 2 districts
- 3Arizona SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Arizona
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Buckeye compares with the towns next door
Buckeye spent $1,366 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $1,441. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Buckeye’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Buckeye’s government
How much does Buckeye spend per resident?
About $1,607 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,366 was more than 63% of 19 Arizona cities of 50,000–99,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Buckeye?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,081 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.50% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.48% across Arizona. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see buckeyeaz.gov.
Who runs Buckeye’s government?
See buckeyeaz.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Buckeye yet.
How did Buckeye vote in 2024?
Arizona counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Buckeye alone. Maricopa County, where 100% of Buckeye lies, voted Trump 51.0%, Harris 47.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Buckeye?
822 full-time and 275 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $7.3M (about $87.0M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Buckeye in the state legislature?
Buckeye is split among 2 State House districts and 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Arizona Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Buckeye’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 →