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Town Hall · Post Falls

How is Post Falls run?

Post Falls’ city government spent $17.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $394 per resident.

Town website
Election Day

Tomorrow

General election in Idaho.

Register or check: vote.gov ↗
Day-to-day spending, 2024
$17.4M
year to September 30, 2024
Per resident, 2024
$394
2022 was an estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
$8.6M
end of FY2024, reported
City staff, 2025
231
full-time · 31 part-time · March payroll $1.5M
Typical tax bill
$2,206
0.46% of home value · ID 0.49%

What stands out about how Post Falls is run

Read from the city’s budget, meetings and official records.

Agendas posted online6 upcoming meetings posted, with agendas.A shared school districtShares Post Falls School District 273 with 2 other towns.Split between districts2 State House districts cover Post Falls; your street decides yours.
★ What stands out · Meetings

6 upcoming meetings at town hall

From Post Falls’ own agenda portal, checked daily. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check before you go.

Recent meetings

  • Oct28
    GeneralWednesday · 10:00 am · 408 N Spokane StOne Time EventAgenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Oct27
    Parks, Recreation & Urban Forestry CommissionTuesday · 6:00 pm · 408 N. Spokane Street, City Council ChambersParks , Recreation and Urban Forestry Commission MeetingAgenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Oct20
    City CouncilTuesday · 6:00 pm · 408 N. Spokane Street, City Council ChambersCity Council MeetingAgenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Oct13
    Planning and Zoning CommissionTuesday · 5:30 pm · 408 N. Spokane Street, City Council ChambersPlanning and Zoning Commission MeetingAgenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Oct6
    City CouncilTuesday · 6:00 pm · 408 N. Spokane Street, City Council ChambersCity Council MeetingAgenda ↗Minutes ↗Meeting page ↗
Go in person

Most meetings are open to the public, and many have a public comment period at the start.

Agenda portal ↗
Your share of the 2024 budget

About $394 per resident a year, or $1.08 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 50%.

Where the money comes from
Fees & charges 40%Property taxes 20%From the state 12%Utility sales 8%From the federal government 6%Interest, fines & other 6%From other local governments 6%Other taxes & licenses 1%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $4.9 million; interest on debt $394,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $23 million.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Post Falls yet

The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Post Falls’ 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 →
City staff
231

full-time in March 2025, up from 197 in 2022.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $2,206 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.46% of the home’s value, vs 0.49% across Idaho.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Post Falls$2,206
Idaho$2,038
Rathdrum$2,009
$2,206
typical bill a year
0.46%
effective rate
$477,400
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Post Falls’ 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 Post Falls’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Post Falls →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Post Falls

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

See postfallsidaho.org for Post Falls’ current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Post Falls yet.postfallsidaho.org ↗
Who works for Post Falls

One full-time city employee for every 191 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 (44,194).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025

Police75 + 3 pt
Administration & buildings42
Parks & libraries27 + 28 pt
Roads & transportation31
Sewer & trash24
Water & other utilities9
Courts, inspections & corrections8
Other15
231
full-time
31
part-time
$1.5M
payroll for March 2025
$18.4M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$78,500
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
50
sworn police officers
Not compared.Staff are compared with the same group as the budget, and Post Falls’ 2022 budget was a Census estimate, so there is no group to compare with.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

Post Falls School District 273

Post Falls’ K–12 school district, shared with State Line, Huetter. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Post Falls →
$10,032
per pupil · ID $11,119
5,894
students
$31.8 million
long-term debt

Of the $10,032 per pupil, $5,903 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 13%State 74%Federal 12%

Idaho districts overall: 21% local, 67% state, 12% federal.

Also serving Post Falls

Lakeland Joint School District 272 · $12,375 per pupil

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Elections · 2024 general election

Post Falls’ votes are counted by county

Idaho reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Post Falls alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Kootenai County’s results.

President · Kootenai County’s results96,365 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican74.8%72,059 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat22.9%22,113 votes

Others: 2.3% (2,193 votes).

Most votes in Kootenai County: Donald J Trump

Idaho: Trump 66.9%, Harris 30.4%

The county’s page

100% of Post Falls lies in Kootenai County. Every 2024 race in Kootenai County is on the county’s page.

Kootenai County’s 2024 results →
DemocratRepublicanLibertarianIndependent / other

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.

Who represents Post Falls

From town hall to Washington

Post Falls sends 4 representatives to the Idaho House alone.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Officials: postfallsidaho.org ↗
  2. 2
    Idaho HousePost Falls is split between 2 districts
    Ron MendiveTony WisniewskiJordan RedmanVito Barbieri
  3. 3
    Idaho SenateState senator
    Carl BjerkeDoug Okuniewicz
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
    Brad Little
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
    Russ Fulcher
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Idaho
    Mike CrapoJames E. Risch
Find your state legislators by address ↗

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Next door

How Post Falls compares with the towns next door

Post Falls’ 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. None of its neighbors reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.

State Line: no reported 2022 figuresRathdrum: no reported 2022 figuresState LineRathdrumPost Falls
Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
State Lineestimate—
Rathdrumestimate$2,009
Post Fallsestimate$2,206

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 Post Falls’ government

The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.

The Handbook →
Official websitepostfallsidaho.org ↗

Questions about Post Falls’ government

How much does Post Falls spend per resident?

About $394 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 Post Falls?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,206 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.46% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.49% across Idaho. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see postfallsidaho.org.

Who runs Post Falls’ government?

See postfallsidaho.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Post Falls yet.

How did Post Falls vote in 2024?

Idaho counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Post Falls alone. Kootenai County, where 100% of Post Falls lies, voted Trump 74.8%, Harris 22.9% for president; its page has every race.

How many people work for Post Falls?

231 full-time and 31 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $1.5M (about $18.4M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Post Falls in the state legislature?

Post Falls is split among 2 State House districts and 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Idaho Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

When is the next public meeting in Post Falls?

The next posted meeting is City Council on Tuesday, November 3, at 6:00 pm in 408 N. Spokane Street, City Council Chambers, from the city’s own agenda portal.

Ask neighbors about Post Falls’ government

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
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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 →