Pleasant View School · Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 4.0Filer spent less per resident in 2022 than 100% of similar cities
Filer’s city government spent $1.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $422 per resident. Water and other utilities ($193,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Filer is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$394 per resident in 2022: less than 100% of them
Filer’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($394 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 15 Idaho cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $747, and the middle half spent $706–$858. Filer spent less than 100% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($271,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Idaho cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Filer itself left out).
About $422 per resident a year, or $1.16 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 32%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 5% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Filer 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: $394 · 2023: $428 · 2024: $422.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $2,021 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.82% of the home’s value, vs 0.49% across Idaho.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Filer’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 Filer’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Filer →
Who’s in charge in Filer
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Filer’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityoffiler.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 479 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (2,876).
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.
Filer School District 413
Filer’s K–12 school district, shared with Hollister. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $10,410 per pupil, $6,928 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.
Idaho districts overall: 21% local, 67% state, 12% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Filer’s votes are counted by county
Idaho reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Filer alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Twin Falls County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican73.0%27,304 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat24.2%9,064 votesOthers: 2.7% (1,015 votes).
Most votes in Twin Falls County: Donald J Trump
Idaho: Trump 66.9%, Harris 30.4%
100% of Filer lies in Twin Falls County. Every 2024 race in Twin Falls County is on the county’s page.
Twin Falls 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 Filer.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityoffiler.com ↗
- 2Idaho HouseState representatives
- 3Idaho SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Idaho
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Filer’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Filer’s government
How much does Filer spend per resident?
About $422 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $394 was less than 100% of 15 Idaho cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Filer?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,021 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.82% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.49% across Idaho. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityoffiler.com.
Who runs Filer’s government?
See cityoffiler.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Filer yet.
How did Filer vote in 2024?
Idaho counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Filer alone. Twin Falls County, where 100% of Filer lies, voted Trump 73.0%, Harris 24.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Filer?
6 full-time and 38 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $53,510 (about $642,120 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Filer in the state legislature?
State Senate District 24 (Glenneda Zuiderveld) and State House District 24 (Clint Hostetler and Steve Miller). The House district also covers 12 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Filer’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 →