Fort Boise and Riverside Ferry Sites · Photo: Sketch by William H. Tappan · Public domainHow is Parma run?
Parma’s city government spent $2.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,268 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Parma didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Parma is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,268 per resident a year, or $3.47 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 28%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Parma didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Parma yet
Every year of Parma’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $1,447 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.53% 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 Parma’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 Parma’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Parma →
Who’s in charge in Parma
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Parma’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on parmacity.net ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 152 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (2,126).
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.
Parma School District 137
Parma’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,039 per pupil, $6,167 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.
Parma’s votes are counted by county
Idaho reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Parma alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Canyon County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican72.0%72,755 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat25.4%25,669 votesOthers: 2.6% (2,606 votes).
Most votes in Canyon County: Donald J Trump
Idaho: Trump 66.9%, Harris 30.4%
100% of Parma lies in Canyon County. Every 2024 race in Canyon County is on the county’s page.
Canyon 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 Parma.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: parmacity.net ↗
- 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 Parma’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Parma’s government
How much does Parma spend per resident?
About $1,268 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Parma didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $11.8 million.
What is the property tax rate in Parma?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,447 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.53% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.49% across Idaho. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see parmacity.net.
Who runs Parma’s government?
See parmacity.net for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Parma yet.
How did Parma vote in 2024?
Idaho counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Parma alone. Canyon County, where 100% of Parma lies, voted Trump 72.0%, Harris 25.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Parma?
14 full-time and 15 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $77,231 (about $926,772 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Parma in the state legislature?
State Senate District 9 (Brandon Shippy) and State House District 9 (John Shirts and Judy Boyle). The House district also covers 10 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Parma’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 (for Parma, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →