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Town Hall · Miami

How is Miami run?

Miami’s town government spent $4.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,395 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Miami didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

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Day-to-day spending, 2022
$4.3M
year to June 30, 2022 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2022
$2,395
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
$3.5M
end of FY2022 · Census estimate
Town staff, 2022
46
full-time · 4 part-time · March payroll $141,388
Typical tax bill
$388
0.50% of home value · AZ 0.48%

What stands out about how Miami is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

★ What stands out · Your share of the 2022 budget

About $2,395 per resident a year, or $6.56 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 30%.

Where the money comes from
Fees & charges 37%From the state 36%Sales taxes 17%Property taxes 7%Interest, fines & other 3%Other taxes & licenses <1%
An estimate

Miami didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.

Not in the receipt.Building projects $772,000; interest on debt $109,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $5.6 million.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Miami yet

Every year of Miami’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.

How Town Hall compares budgets →
Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $388 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.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Arizona$1,879
Claypool$551
Miami$388
$388
typical bill a year
0.50%
effective rate
$78,100
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Miami’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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Miami

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

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

One full-time town employee for every 39 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 (1,792).

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

Sewer & trash13
Roads & transportation11 + 2 pt
Police7 + 2 pt
Administration & buildings5
Parks & libraries5
Health & welfare4
Housing & development1
46
full-time
4
part-time
$141,388
payroll for March 2022
$1.7M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$35,300
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
6
sworn police officers
Not compared.Staff are compared with the same group as the budget, and Miami’s 2022 budget was a Census estimate, so there is no group to compare with.

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

Miami Unified District

Miami’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Miami →
$11,575
per pupil · AZ $12,318
927
students
None
long-term debt

Of the $11,575 per pupil, $5,339 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 39%State 32%Federal 29%

Arizona districts overall: 35% local, 47% state, 18% federal.

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

Elections · 2024 general election

Miami’s votes are counted by county

Arizona reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Miami alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Gila County’s results.

President · Gila County’s results27,698 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican68.2%18,901 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat30.7%8,504 votes

Others: 1.1% (293 votes).

Most votes in Gila County: Donald J Trump

The county’s page

100% of Miami lies in Gila County. Every 2024 race in Gila County is on the county’s page.

Gila County’s 2024 results →
DemocratRepublicanLibertarianIndependent / other

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.

Who represents Miami

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Miami.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Arizona HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Arizona SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Arizona

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

Next door

How Miami compares with the towns next door

Miami’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 0 of the 0 towns next door reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.

Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Miamiestimate$388

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 Miami’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Miami’s government

How much does Miami spend per resident?

About $2,395 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Miami didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $5.6 million.

What is the property tax rate in Miami?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $388 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 the town’s assessor.

Who runs Miami’s government?

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

How did Miami vote in 2024?

Arizona counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Miami alone. Gila County, where 100% of Miami lies, voted Trump 68.2%, Harris 30.7% for president; its page has every race.

How many people work for Miami?

46 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $141,388 (about $1.7M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Miami in the state legislature?

State Senate District 7 (Wendy Rogers) and State House District 7 (Sylvia Allen and Walt Blackman). The House district also covers 16 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

Ask neighbors about Miami’s government

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

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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 (for Miami, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →