James H. Laine Barn · Photo: F. Brent Smith · Public domainHow is Richfield run?
Richfield’s city government spent $168,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $342 per resident. Water and other utilities ($119,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Richfield is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $342 per resident a year, or $0.94 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 67%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$342 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Richfield’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($342 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 $299–$814. Richfield spent less than 65% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($50,000), 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; Richfield itself left out).
No trend yet
Richfield reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
full-time in March 2025, down from 15 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $972 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.45% 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 Richfield’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 Richfield’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Richfield →
Who’s in charge in Richfield
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Richfield’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofrichfield.us ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 70 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (491).
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.
Richfield School District 316
Richfield’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,649 per pupil, $8,256 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.
Richfield’s votes are counted by county
Idaho reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Richfield alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Lincoln County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican76.5%1,466 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat20.4%392 votesOthers: 3.1% (59 votes).
Most votes in Lincoln County: Donald J Trump
Idaho: Trump 66.9%, Harris 30.4%
100% of Richfield lies in Lincoln County. Every 2024 race in Lincoln County is on the county’s page.
Lincoln 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 Richfield.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofrichfield.us ↗
- 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 Richfield’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Richfield’s government
How much does Richfield spend per resident?
About $342 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $342 was less than 65% of 85 Idaho cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Richfield?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $972 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.45% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.49% across Idaho. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofrichfield.us.
Who runs Richfield’s government?
See cityofrichfield.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Richfield yet.
How did Richfield vote in 2024?
Idaho counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Richfield alone. Lincoln County, where 100% of Richfield lies, voted Trump 76.5%, Harris 20.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Richfield?
7 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $25,028 (about $300,336 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Richfield in the state legislature?
State Senate District 26 (Ron Taylor) and State House District 26 (Jack Nelsen and Mike Pohanka). The House district also covers 10 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Richfield’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 →