Grand View spent less per resident in 2022 than 81% of similar cities
Grand View’s city government spent $39,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $84 per resident.
What stands out about how Grand View is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$257 per resident in 2022: less than 81% of them
Grand View’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($257 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. Grand View spent less than 81% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($92,000), 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 under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Grand View itself left out).
About $84 per resident a year, or $0.23 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 100%.
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Day-to-day spending is down 68% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Grand View 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: $257 · 2024: $84.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,031 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.59% 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 Grand View’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 Grand View’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Grand View →
Who’s in charge in Grand View
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 58 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 (462).
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.
Bruneau-Grand View Joint School District 365
Grand View’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $20,299 per pupil, $12,765 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.
Grand View’s votes are counted by county
Idaho reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Grand View alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Owyhee County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican82.8%4,101 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat15.3%756 votesOthers: 1.9% (93 votes).
Most votes in Owyhee County: Donald J Trump
Idaho: Trump 66.9%, Harris 30.4%
100% of Grand View lies in Owyhee County. Every 2024 race in Owyhee County is on the county’s page.
Owyhee 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 Grand View.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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 Grand View’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Grand View’s government
How much does Grand View spend per resident?
About $84 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 $257 was less than 81% of 85 Idaho cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Grand View?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,031 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.59% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.49% across Idaho. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Grand View’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Grand View yet.
How did Grand View vote in 2024?
Idaho counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Grand View alone. Owyhee County, where 100% of Grand View lies, voted Trump 82.8%, Harris 15.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Grand View?
8 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $36,199 (about $434,388 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Grand View in the state legislature?
State Senate District 23 (Todd Lakey) and State House District 23 (Chris Bruce and Shawn Dygert). The House district also covers four other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 →