Glacier County Courthouse · Photo: J.B. Chandler · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Cut Bank run?
Cut Bank’s city government spent $3.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,101 per resident. Water and other utilities ($1 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Cut Bank is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,101 per resident a year, or $3.02 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 29%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$875 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Cut Bank’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($875 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 60 Montana cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $842, and the middle half spent $504–$1,018. Cut Bank spent more than 53% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($460,000), 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 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Cut Bank itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 26% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Cut Bank 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: $875 · 2023: $916 · 2024: $1,101.
full-time in March 2025, up from 26 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 $1,578 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.96% 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 Cut Bank’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 Cut Bank’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Cut Bank →
Who’s in charge in Cut Bank
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Cut Bank’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofcutbank.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 92 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 (3,035).
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.
Cut Bank Elementary School District
Cut Bank’s elementary school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,817 per pupil, $7,614 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.
Cut Bank High School District · $18,914 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Cut Bank’s votes are counted by county
Montana reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Cut Bank alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Glacier County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat57.8%2,933 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican38.2%1,939 votesOthers: 4.1% (206 votes).
Most votes in Glacier County: Kamala D Harris
Montana: Trump 58.4%, Harris 38.5%
100% of Cut Bank lies in Glacier County. Every 2024 race in Glacier County is on the county’s page.
Glacier 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 Cut Bank.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofcutbank.org ↗
- 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.
How Cut Bank compares with the towns next door
Cut Bank spent $875 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cut Bank | $875 | $1,578 |
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 Cut Bank’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Cut Bank’s government
How much does Cut Bank spend per resident?
About $1,101 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 $875 was more than 53% of 60 Montana cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Cut Bank?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,578 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.96% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.72% across Montana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofcutbank.org.
Who runs Cut Bank’s government?
See cityofcutbank.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Cut Bank yet.
How did Cut Bank vote in 2024?
Montana counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Cut Bank alone. Glacier County, where 100% of Cut Bank lies, voted Harris 57.8%, Trump 38.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Cut Bank?
33 full-time and 11 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $166,776 (about $2.0M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Cut Bank in the state legislature?
State Senate District 8 (Susan Webber) and State House District 16 (Tyson Running Wolf). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Cut Bank’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 →