Photo: John from tucson az · CC BY 2.0How is Pinetop-Lakeside run?
Pinetop-Lakeside’s town government spent $6.9 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,526 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Pinetop-Lakeside didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
About $1,526 per resident a year, or $4.18 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 37%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Pinetop-Lakeside didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Pinetop-Lakeside yet
Every year of Pinetop-Lakeside’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 →The typical homeowner pays $2,092 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.56% 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 Pinetop-Lakeside’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 Pinetop-Lakeside’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Pinetop-Lakeside →
Who’s in charge in Pinetop-Lakeside
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Pinetop-Lakeside’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on pinetoplakesideaz.gov ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 87 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 (4,516).
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.
Blue Ridge Unified District
Pinetop-Lakeside’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,427 per pupil, $6,465 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.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Pinetop-Lakeside’s votes are counted by county
Arizona reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Pinetop-Lakeside alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Navajo County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican58.0%29,480 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat40.8%20,754 votesOthers: 1.2% (613 votes).
Most votes in Navajo County: Donald J Trump
100% of Pinetop-Lakeside lies in Navajo County. Every 2024 race in Navajo County is on the county’s page.
Navajo 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 Pinetop-Lakeside.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: pinetoplakesideaz.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 Pinetop-Lakeside compares with the towns next door
Pinetop-Lakeside’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 1 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $1,685 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Show Low | $1,685 | $1,391 |
| Pinetop-Lakeside | estimate | $2,092 |
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 Pinetop-Lakeside’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Pinetop-Lakeside’s government
How much does Pinetop-Lakeside spend per resident?
About $1,526 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Pinetop-Lakeside didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $7.5 million.
What is the property tax rate in Pinetop-Lakeside?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,092 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.56% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.48% across Arizona. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see pinetoplakesideaz.gov.
Who runs Pinetop-Lakeside’s government?
See pinetoplakesideaz.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Pinetop-Lakeside yet.
How did Pinetop-Lakeside vote in 2024?
Arizona counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Pinetop-Lakeside alone. Navajo County, where 100% of Pinetop-Lakeside lies, voted Trump 58.0%, Harris 40.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Pinetop-Lakeside?
52 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $286,984 (about $3.4M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Pinetop-Lakeside 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 Pinetop-Lakeside’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 Pinetop-Lakeside, 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 →