Photo: Chris J · CC BY-SA 2.0How is Maricopa run?
Maricopa’s city government spent $66.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,000 per resident. Water and other utilities ($10 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Maricopa is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Casa Grande Union High School District
Maricopa’s high school district, shared with Casa Grande, Eloy, Coolidge. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,440 per pupil, $5,751 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.
Maricopa Unified School District · $10,575 per pupil
Casa Grande Elementary District · $11,141 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $1,000 per resident a year, or $2.74 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 20%.
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No comparison or trend for Maricopa yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Maricopa’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2024 only (2022 and 2023 are estimates), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $2,200 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.58% 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 Maricopa’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 Maricopa’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Maricopa →
Who’s in charge in Maricopa
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Maricopa’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on maricopa-az.gov ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 217 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (66,290).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Maricopa’s votes are counted by county
Arizona reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Maricopa alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Pinal County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican60.4%126,926 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat38.4%80,656 votesOthers: 1.2% (2,591 votes).
Most votes in Pinal County: Donald J Trump
100% of Maricopa lies in Pinal County. Every 2024 race in Pinal County is on the county’s page.
Pinal 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
Every level of government that speaks for Maricopa.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: maricopa-az.gov ↗
- 2Arizona HouseState representatives
- 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 Maricopa compares with the towns next door
Maricopa’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. None of its neighbors reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Casa Grande | estimate | $1,473 |
| Maricopa | estimate | $2,200 |
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 Maricopa’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Maricopa’s government
How much does Maricopa spend per resident?
About $1,000 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Maricopa?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,200 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.58% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.48% across Arizona. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see maricopa-az.gov.
Who runs Maricopa’s government?
See maricopa-az.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Maricopa yet.
How did Maricopa vote in 2024?
Arizona counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Maricopa alone. Pinal County, where 100% of Maricopa lies, voted Trump 60.4%, Harris 38.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Maricopa?
306 full-time and 170 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1.7M (about $20.2M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Maricopa in the state legislature?
State Senate District 16 (T.J. Shope) and State House District 16 (Chris Lopez and Teresa Martinez). The House district also covers five other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Maricopa’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 →