Gorby Opera Theater · Photo: publichall · CC BY-SA 3.0Glenns Ferry spent less per resident in 2022 than 92% of similar cities
Glenns Ferry’s city government spent $1.9 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,445 per resident. Water and other utilities ($667,000) and the airport ($91,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Glenns Ferry is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$118 per resident in 2022: less than 92% of them
Glenns Ferry’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($118 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 85 Idaho cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $561, and the middle half spent $300–$814. Glenns Ferry spent less than 92% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Idaho cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Glenns Ferry itself left out).
About $1,445 per resident a year, or $3.96 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 37%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 1121% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Glenns Ferry 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: $118 · 2024: $1,445.
full-time in March 2025, down from 13 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,489 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.75% 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 Glenns Ferry’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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Glenns Ferry’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Glenns Ferry →
Who’s in charge in Glenns Ferry
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Glenns Ferry’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on glennsferryidaho.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 129 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (1,293).
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.
Glenns Ferry Joint School District 192
Glenns Ferry’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,152 per pupil, $9,000 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.
Glenns Ferry’s votes are counted by county
Idaho reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Glenns Ferry alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Elmore County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican73.0%7,791 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat24.5%2,611 votesOthers: 2.5% (270 votes).
Most votes in Elmore County: Donald J Trump
Idaho: Trump 66.9%, Harris 30.4%
100% of Glenns Ferry lies in Elmore County. Every 2024 race in Elmore County is on the county’s page.
Elmore 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 Glenns Ferry.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: glennsferryidaho.org ↗
- 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 Glenns Ferry’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Glenns Ferry’s government
How much does Glenns Ferry spend per resident?
About $1,445 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 $118 was less than 92% of 85 Idaho cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Glenns Ferry?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,489 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.75% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.49% across Idaho. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see glennsferryidaho.org.
Who runs Glenns Ferry’s government?
See glennsferryidaho.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Glenns Ferry yet.
How did Glenns Ferry vote in 2024?
Idaho counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Glenns Ferry alone. Elmore County, where 100% of Glenns Ferry lies, voted Trump 73.0%, Harris 24.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Glenns Ferry?
10 full-time and 22 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $64,649 (about $775,788 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Glenns Ferry in the state legislature?
State Senate District 8 (Christy Zito) and State House District 8 (Faye Thompson and Rob Beiswenger). The House district also covers 12 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Glenns Ferry’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 →