Photo: Ken Lund · CC BY-SA 2.0How is Sugar City run?
Sugar City’s city government spent $1.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $731 per resident. Water and other utilities ($823,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Sugar City is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $731 per resident a year, or $2.00 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 65%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$586 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Sugar City’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($586 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 $558, and the middle half spent $299–$814. Sugar City spent more than 54% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($467,000), 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; Sugar City itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 68% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Sugar City 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: $586 · 2024: $731. Per resident it went from $586 to $731 (up 25%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 1,510 to 2,038.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,437 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.41% 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 Sugar City’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 Sugar City’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Sugar City →
Who’s in charge in Sugar City
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Sugar City’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on sugarcityidaho.gov ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 408 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 (2,038).
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.
Sugar-Salem Joint School District 322
Sugar City’s K–12 school district, shared with Newdale. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $8,333 per pupil, $5,073 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.
Sugar City’s votes are counted by county
Idaho reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Sugar City 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 Sugar City 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 Sugar City.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: sugarcityidaho.gov ↗
- 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 Sugar City compares with the towns next door
Sugar City spent $586 per resident in 2022. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Rexburg | estimate | $2,125 |
| Sugar City | $586 | $1,437 |
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 Sugar City’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Sugar City’s government
How much does Sugar City spend per resident?
About $731 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 $586 was more than 54% of 85 Idaho cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Sugar City?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,437 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.41% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.49% across Idaho. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see sugarcityidaho.gov.
Who runs Sugar City’s government?
See sugarcityidaho.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Sugar City yet.
How did Sugar City vote in 2024?
Idaho counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Sugar City alone. Madison County, where 100% of Sugar City lies, voted Trump 80.2%, Harris 15.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Sugar City?
5 full-time and 20 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $25,111 (about $301,332 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Sugar City 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 Sugar City’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; 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 →