Photo: Sam Beebe · CC BY 2.0Salmon spent more per resident in 2022 than 73% of similar cities
Salmon’s city government spent $3.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $963 per resident. Water and other utilities ($1.2 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Salmon is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$810 per resident in 2022: more than 73% of them
Salmon’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($810 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 15 Idaho cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $742, and the middle half spent $698–$846. Salmon spent more than 73% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($713,000), 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 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Salmon itself left out).
About $963 per resident a year, or $2.64 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 32%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 20% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Salmon reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $810 · 2024: $963.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,374 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.58% 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 Salmon’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 Salmon’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Salmon →
Who’s in charge in Salmon
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Salmon’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofsalmon.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 129 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (3,216).
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.
Salmon School District 291
Salmon’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,865 per pupil, $7,743 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.
Salmon’s votes are counted by county
Idaho reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Salmon alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Lemhi County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican76.2%3,716 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat21.3%1,038 votesOthers: 2.5% (120 votes).
Most votes in Lemhi County: Donald J Trump
Idaho: Trump 66.9%, Harris 30.4%
100% of Salmon lies in Lemhi County. Every 2024 race in Lemhi County is on the county’s page.
Lemhi 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 Salmon.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofsalmon.com ↗
- 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 Salmon’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Salmon’s government
How much does Salmon spend per resident?
About $963 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $810 was more than 73% of 15 Idaho cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Salmon?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,374 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.58% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.49% across Idaho. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofsalmon.com.
Who runs Salmon’s government?
See cityofsalmon.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Salmon yet.
How did Salmon vote in 2024?
Idaho counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Salmon alone. Lemhi County, where 100% of Salmon lies, voted Trump 76.2%, Harris 21.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Salmon?
25 full-time and 8 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $109,028 (about $1.3M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Salmon in the state legislature?
State Senate District 31 (Van Burtenshaw) and State House District 31 (Jerald Raymond and Rod Furniss). The House district also covers 17 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Salmon’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 →