Photo: Terrydarc · CC BY-SA 3.0Sedona spent more per resident in 2022 than 94% of similar cities
Sedona’s city government spent $37.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $3,817 per resident.
What stands out about how Sedona is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$2,205 per resident in 2022: more than 94% of them
Sedona’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($2,205 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 31 Arizona cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,123, and the middle half spent $931–$1,700. Sedona spent more than 94% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Arizona cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Sedona itself left out).
About $3,817 per resident a year, or $10.46 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 34%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 64% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Sedona 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: $2,205 · 2024: $3,817. Per resident it went from $2,205 to $3,817 (up 73%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 10,328 to 9,790.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $3,164 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.40% 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 Sedona’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 Sedona’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Sedona →
Who’s in charge in Sedona
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Sedona’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on sedonaaz.gov ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 80 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (9,790).
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.
Sedona-Oak Creek Joint Unified District
Sedona’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,835 per pupil, $6,888 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.
Sedona’s votes are counted by county
Arizona reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Sedona 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
74% of Sedona lies in Yavapai County; the rest in Coconino 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 Sedona.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: sedonaaz.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.
Reach Sedona’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Sedona’s government
How much does Sedona spend per resident?
About $3,817 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $2,205 was more than 94% of 31 Arizona cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Sedona?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,164 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.40% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.48% across Arizona. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see sedonaaz.gov.
Who runs Sedona’s government?
See sedonaaz.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Sedona yet.
How did Sedona vote in 2024?
Arizona counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Sedona alone. Yavapai County, where 74% of Sedona lies, voted Trump 66.4%, Harris 32.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Sedona?
122 full-time and 20 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $781,005 (about $9.4M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Sedona 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 Sedona’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; 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 →