How is Tolleson run?
Tolleson’s city government spent $53 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $7,298 per resident. Water and other utilities ($7.7 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Tolleson is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $7,298 per resident a year, or $19.99 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 28%.
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No comparison or trend for Tolleson yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Tolleson’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2024 only (2022 and 2023 are estimates), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, up from 187 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $1,498 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.49% 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 Tolleson’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 Tolleson’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Tolleson →
Who’s in charge in Tolleson
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Tolleson’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on tollesonaz.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 37 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (7,258).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Tolleson Union High School District
Tolleson’s high school district, shared with Avondale. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,615 per pupil, $6,010 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.
Tolleson Elementary District · $12,025 per pupil
Fowler Elementary District · $10,781 per pupil
Littleton Elementary District · $10,556 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Tolleson’s votes are counted by county
Arizona reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Tolleson alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Maricopa County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican51.0%1,051,531 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat47.5%980,016 votesOthers: 1.5% (30,497 votes).
Most votes in Maricopa County: Donald J Trump
100% of Tolleson lies in Maricopa County. Every 2024 race in Maricopa County is on the county’s page.
Maricopa 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 Tolleson.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: tollesonaz.org ↗
- 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 Tolleson compares with the towns next door
Tolleson’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $1,114 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
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 Tolleson’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Tolleson’s government
How much does Tolleson spend per resident?
About $7,298 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Tolleson?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,498 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.49% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.48% across Arizona. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see tollesonaz.org.
Who runs Tolleson’s government?
See tollesonaz.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Tolleson yet.
How did Tolleson vote in 2024?
Arizona counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Tolleson alone. Maricopa County, where 100% of Tolleson lies, voted Trump 51.0%, Harris 47.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Tolleson?
198 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $1.9M (about $22.5M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Tolleson in the state legislature?
State Senate District 22 (Eva Diaz) and State House District 22 (Elda Luna-Nájera and Lupe Contreras). The House district also covers three neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Tolleson’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 →