Star Camp · Photo: Tamanoeconomico · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Star run?
Star’s city government spent $1.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $156 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Star didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Star is run
Read from the city’s budget, meetings and official records.
6 upcoming meetings at town hall
From Star’s own agenda portal, checked daily. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check before you go.
- Nov3City CouncilTuesday · 7:00 pmCity Council MeetingMeeting page ↗Add to calendar
- Nov10Transportation and Pathways CommitteeTuesday · 9:00 amTransportation and Pathways Committee MeetingMeeting page ↗Add to calendar
- Nov11Historical CommitteeWednesday · 4:00 pmHistorical Committee MeetingMeeting page ↗Add to calendar
- Nov16Beautification CommitteeMonday · 6:30 pmBeautification Committee MeetingMeeting page ↗Add to calendar
- Nov17City CouncilTuesday · 7:00 pmCity Council MeetingMeeting page ↗Add to calendar
- Dec1Transportation and Pathways CommitteeTuesday · 9:00 amTransportation and Pathways Committee MeetingMeeting page ↗Add to calendar
Recent meetings
- Oct21Historical CommitteeWednesday · 4:00 pmHistorical Committee MeetingMeeting page ↗
- Oct20City CouncilTuesday · 7:00 pmCity Council MeetingMeeting page ↗
- Oct19Beautification CommitteeMonday · 6:30 pmBeautification Committee MeetingMeeting page ↗
- Oct6City CouncilTuesday · 7:00 pmCity Council MeetingMeeting page ↗
- Oct6Transportation and Pathways CommitteeTuesday · 9:00 amTransportation and Pathways Committee MeetingMeeting page ↗
Most meetings are open to the public, and many have a public comment period at the start.
Agenda portal ↗About $156 per resident a year, or $0.43 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 28%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Star didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Star yet
Every year of Star’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022. 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, up from 13 in 2022.
The typical homeowner pays $2,512 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 Star’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 Star’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Star →
Who’s in charge in Star
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 450 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 (11,259).
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.
Meridian Joint School District 2
Star’s K–12 school district, shared with Meridian, Eagle. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $9,614 per pupil, $5,691 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.
Middleton School District 134 · $9,846 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Star’s votes are counted by county
Idaho reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Star alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Ada County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican53.8%143,759 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat43.4%116,116 votesOthers: 2.8% (7,544 votes).
Most votes in Ada County: Donald J Trump
Idaho: Trump 66.9%, Harris 30.4%
100% of Star lies in Ada County; the rest in Canyon County. Every 2024 race in Ada County is on the county’s page.
Ada 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
Star sends 4 representatives to the Idaho House alone.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: staridaho.org ↗
- 2Idaho HouseStar is split between 2 districts
- 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 Star compares with the towns next door
Star’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 $412 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle | $412 | $3,351 |
| Star | estimate | $2,512 |
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 Star’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Star’s government
How much does Star spend per resident?
About $156 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Star didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $4 million.
What is the property tax rate in Star?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,512 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 staridaho.org.
Who runs Star’s government?
See staridaho.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Star yet.
How did Star vote in 2024?
Idaho counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Star alone. Ada County, where 100% of Star lies, voted Trump 53.8%, Harris 43.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Star?
25 full-time and 35 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $157,861 (about $1.9M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Star in the state legislature?
Star 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 Star?
The next posted meeting is City Council on Tuesday, November 3, at 7:00 pm, from the city’s own agenda portal.
Ask neighbors about Star’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 Star, 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 →