Photo: Burley Packwood · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Patagonia run?
Patagonia’s town government spent $2.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $2,600 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Patagonia didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Patagonia is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $2,600 per resident a year, or $7.12 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 30%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Patagonia didn’t report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Patagonia yet
Every year of Patagonia’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022–2023. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $1,822 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 Patagonia’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 Patagonia’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Patagonia →
Who’s in charge in Patagonia
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 113 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (793).
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.
Patagonia Elementary District
Patagonia’s elementary school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,667 per pupil, $9,675 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.
Patagonia Union High School District · $29,625 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Patagonia’s votes are counted by county
Arizona reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Patagonia alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Santa Cruz County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat58.8%11,254 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican40.2%7,696 votesOthers: 1.1% (203 votes).
Most votes in Santa Cruz County: Kamala D Harris
100% of Patagonia lies in Santa Cruz County. Every 2024 race in Santa Cruz County is on the county’s page.
Santa Cruz 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 Patagonia.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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.
Reach Patagonia’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Patagonia’s government
How much does Patagonia spend per resident?
About $2,600 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, a Census Bureau estimate (Patagonia didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $2.3 million.
What is the property tax rate in Patagonia?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,822 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 Patagonia’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Patagonia yet.
How did Patagonia vote in 2024?
Arizona counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Patagonia alone. Santa Cruz County, where 100% of Patagonia lies, voted Harris 58.8%, Trump 40.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Patagonia?
7 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $34,609 (about $415,308 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Patagonia in the state legislature?
State Senate District 19 (David Gowan) and State House District 19 (Gail Griffin and Lupe Diaz). The House district also covers 13 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Patagonia’s government
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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 Patagonia, 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 →