Photo: Chris06 · CC BY-SA 3.0Bozeman spent more per resident in 2022 than 91% of similar cities
Bozeman’s city government spent $86.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,535 per resident. Water and other utilities ($11.5 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Bozeman is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Who’s in charge in Bozeman
From public records with a current term; a name is hidden the day its term ends.
Council members and agencies: bozeman.net ↗
Bozeman’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on bozeman.net ↗.
About $1,535 per resident a year, or $4.21 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 17%.
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$1,209 per resident in 2022: more than 91% of them
Bozeman’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,209 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 65 Montana cities that don’t run their own schools: the median was $875, and the middle half spent $546–$1,063. Bozeman spent more than 91% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($10.9 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Montana cities that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Bozeman itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 40% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Bozeman 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: $1,209 · 2023: $1,447 · 2024: $1,535. Per resident it went from $1,209 to $1,535 (up 27%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 50,970 to 56,123.
full-time in March 2025, up from 391 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $4,183 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.61% of the home’s value, vs 0.72% across Montana.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Bozeman’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 Bozeman’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Bozeman →
One full-time city employee for every 120 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (56,123).
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.
Bozeman Elementary School District
Bozeman’s elementary school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,323 per pupil, $6,864 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.
Montana districts overall: 44% local, 39% state, 17% federal.
Bozeman High School District · $13,483 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Bozeman’s votes are counted by county
Montana reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Bozeman alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Gallatin County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat50.0%34,938 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican46.8%32,695 votesOthers: 3.2% (2,264 votes).
Most votes in Gallatin County: Kamala D Harris
Montana: Trump 58.4%, Harris 38.5%
100% of Bozeman lies in Gallatin County. Every 2024 race in Gallatin County is on the county’s page.
Gallatin 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
Bozeman sends 8 representatives to the Montana House alone.
- 1Your cityMayorCyndy Andrusas listed by Open States, October 9, 2026
- 2Montana HouseBozeman is split between 8 districts
- 3Montana SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Montana
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Bozeman’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Bozeman’s government
How much does Bozeman spend per resident?
About $1,535 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,209 was more than 91% of 65 Montana cities that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Bozeman?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $4,183 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.61% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.72% across Montana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see bozeman.net.
Who is the mayor of Bozeman?
Cyndy Andrus, as listed by Open States (checked October 9, 2026). The council and agencies are listed on bozeman.net.
How did Bozeman vote in 2024?
Montana counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Bozeman alone. Gallatin County, where 100% of Bozeman lies, voted Harris 50.0%, Trump 46.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Bozeman?
467 full-time and 33 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $4.2M (about $50.7M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Bozeman in the state legislature?
Bozeman is split among 8 State House districts and 5 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Montana Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Bozeman’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 →