Photo: User:Quasipalm · Public domainHow is Heyburn run?
Heyburn’s city government spent $3.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,018 per resident. Water and other utilities ($3.8 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Heyburn is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,018 per resident a year, or $2.79 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 23%.
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No comparison or trend for Heyburn yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Heyburn’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, down from 24 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $1,450 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.61% 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 Heyburn’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 Heyburn’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Heyburn →
Who’s in charge in Heyburn
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 165 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 (3,640).
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.
Minidoka County Joint School District 331
Heyburn’s K–12 school district, shared with Acequia, Minidoka, Paul, Rupert. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $9,975 per pupil, $5,866 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.
Heyburn’s votes are counted by county
Idaho reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Heyburn alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Minidoka County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican80.5%6,401 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat17.3%1,373 votesOthers: 2.2% (174 votes).
Most votes in Minidoka County: Donald J Trump
Idaho: Trump 66.9%, Harris 30.4%
100% of Heyburn lies in Minidoka County. Every 2024 race in Minidoka County is on the county’s page.
Minidoka 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 Heyburn.
- 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.
How Heyburn compares with the towns next door
Heyburn’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $2,101 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Burley | $2,101 | $1,204 |
| Heyburn | estimate | $1,450 |
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 Heyburn’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Heyburn’s government
How much does Heyburn spend per resident?
About $1,018 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Heyburn?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,450 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.61% 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 Heyburn’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Heyburn yet.
How did Heyburn vote in 2024?
Idaho counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Heyburn alone. Minidoka County, where 100% of Heyburn lies, voted Trump 80.5%, Harris 17.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Heyburn?
22 full-time and 8 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $121,554 (about $1.5M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Heyburn in the state legislature?
State Senate District 27 (Kelly Anthon) and State House District 27 (Clay Handy and Doug Pickett). The House district also covers 10 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Heyburn’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 →