Photo: J.B. Chandler · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Broadus run?
Broadus’ town government spent $375,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $810 per resident. Water and other utilities ($214,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Broadus is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $810 per resident a year, or $2.22 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 81%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$810 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Broadus’ day-to-day spending in 2022 ($810 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 51 Montana cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $804, and the middle half spent $431–$1,030. Broadus spent more than 51% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($302,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Montana cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Broadus itself left out).
No trend yet
Broadus reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,350 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.79% 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 Broadus’ 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 Broadus’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Broadus →
Who’s in charge in Broadus
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 77 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (463).
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.
Broadus Elementary School District
Broadus’ elementary school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $18,160 per pupil, $9,033 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.
Powder River County High School District · $37,524 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Broadus’ votes are counted by county
Montana reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Broadus alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Powder River County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican87.1%963 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat11.8%131 votesOthers: 1.1% (12 votes).
Most votes in Powder River County: Donald J Trump
Montana: Trump 58.4%, Harris 38.5%
100% of Broadus lies in Powder River County. Every 2024 race in Powder River County is on the county’s page.
Powder River 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 Broadus.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Montana HouseState representatives
- 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 Broadus’ government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Broadus’ government
How much does Broadus spend per resident?
About $810 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $810 was more than 51% of 51 Montana cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Broadus?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,350 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.79% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.72% across Montana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Broadus’ government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Broadus yet.
How did Broadus vote in 2024?
Montana counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Broadus alone. Powder River County, where 100% of Broadus lies, voted Trump 87.1%, Harris 11.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Broadus?
6 full-time and 8 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $23,579 (about $282,948 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Broadus in the state legislature?
State Senate District 17 (Bob Phalen) and State House District 34 (Jerry Schillinger). The House district also covers seven other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 →