Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0How is Rexburg run?
Rexburg’s city government spent $32.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $797 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Rexburg didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Rexburg is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $797 per resident a year, or $2.18 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 23%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Rexburg 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 Rexburg yet
Every year of Rexburg’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 →full-time in March 2025, the same as 131 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $2,125 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.54% 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 Rexburg’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 Rexburg’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Rexburg →
Who’s in charge in Rexburg
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Rexburg’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on rexburg.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 309 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 (40,462).
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.
Madison School District 321
Rexburg’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $9,122 per pupil, $5,499 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.
Sugar-Salem Joint School District 322 · $8,333 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Rexburg’s votes are counted by county
Idaho reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Rexburg alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Madison County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican80.2%13,925 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat15.9%2,767 votesOthers: 3.9% (671 votes).
Most votes in Madison County: Donald J Trump
Idaho: Trump 66.9%, Harris 30.4%
100% of Rexburg lies in Madison County. Every 2024 race in Madison County is on the county’s page.
Madison 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 Rexburg.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: rexburg.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.
How Rexburg compares with the towns next door
Rexburg’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 1 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $586 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Sugar City | $586 | $1,437 |
| Rexburg | estimate | $2,125 |
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 Rexburg’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Rexburg’s government
How much does Rexburg spend per resident?
About $797 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Rexburg didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $50.1 million.
What is the property tax rate in Rexburg?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,125 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.54% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.49% across Idaho. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see rexburg.org.
Who runs Rexburg’s government?
See rexburg.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Rexburg yet.
How did Rexburg vote in 2024?
Idaho counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Rexburg alone. Madison County, where 100% of Rexburg lies, voted Trump 80.2%, Harris 15.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Rexburg?
131 full-time and 38 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $873,291 (about $10.5M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Rexburg in the state legislature?
State Senate District 34 (Doug Ricks) and State House District 34 (Britt Raybould and Jon Weber). The House district also covers 1 neighboring town. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Rexburg’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 Rexburg, 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 →