Photo: CZfromPV · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Prescott Valley run?
Prescott Valley’s town government spent $55.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $1,156 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau. Water and other utilities ($7.7 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Prescott Valley is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $1,156 per resident a year, or $3.17 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 31%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$1,027 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Prescott Valley’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,027 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 27 Arizona cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,087, and the middle half spent $884–$1,696. Prescott Valley spent less than 63% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($7.6 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 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Prescott Valley itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 13% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Prescott Valley 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: $1,027 · 2023: $1,156.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,792 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.43% 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 Prescott Valley’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 Prescott Valley’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Prescott Valley →
Who’s in charge in Prescott Valley
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Prescott Valley’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on pvaz.net ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 201 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 (48,188).
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.
Humboldt Unified District
Prescott Valley’s K–12 school district, shared with Dewey-Humboldt. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $10,096 per pupil, $5,594 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.
Prescott Unified District · $10,826 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Prescott Valley’s votes are counted by county
Arizona reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Prescott Valley alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Yavapai County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican66.4%98,530 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat32.7%48,553 votesOthers: 0.9% (1,346 votes).
Most votes in Yavapai County: Donald J Trump
100% of Prescott Valley lies in Yavapai County. Every 2024 race in Yavapai County is on the county’s page.
Yavapai 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 Prescott Valley.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: pvaz.net ↗
- 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 Prescott Valley compares with the towns next door
Prescott Valley spent $1,027 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $2,194. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Prescott | $2,194 | $1,885 |
| Dewey-Humboldt | estimate | $1,882 |
| Prescott Valley | $1,027 | $1,792 |
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 Prescott Valley’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Prescott Valley’s government
How much does Prescott Valley spend per resident?
About $1,156 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,027 was less than 63% of 27 Arizona cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Prescott Valley?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,792 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.43% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.48% across Arizona. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see pvaz.net.
Who runs Prescott Valley’s government?
See pvaz.net for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Prescott Valley yet.
How did Prescott Valley vote in 2024?
Arizona counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Prescott Valley alone. Yavapai County, where 100% of Prescott Valley lies, voted Trump 66.4%, Harris 32.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Prescott Valley?
240 full-time and 30 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1.4M (about $16.6M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Prescott Valley in the state legislature?
State Senate District 1 (Mark Finchem) and State House District 1 (Quang Nguyen and Selina Bliss). The House district also covers nine other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Prescott Valley’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 →