Photo: Mcheath · CC BY-SA 3.0Glasgow spent more per resident in 2022 than 90% of similar cities
Glasgow’s city government spent $4.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,411 per resident. Water and other utilities ($655,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Glasgow is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,132 per resident in 2022: more than 90% of them
Glasgow’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,132 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–$998. Glasgow spent more than 90% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($898,000), 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; Glasgow itself left out).
About $1,411 per resident a year, or $3.87 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 31%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 20% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Glasgow 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: $1,132 · 2023: $1,448 · 2024: $1,411.
full-time in March 2025, up from 29 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $2,692 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.38% 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 Glasgow’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 Glasgow’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Glasgow →
Who’s in charge in Glasgow
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Glasgow’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofglasgowmt.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 106 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (3,192).
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.
Glasgow K-12 Schools
Glasgow’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,027 per pupil, $7,932 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.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Glasgow’s votes are counted by county
Montana reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Glasgow alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Valley County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican74.0%3,019 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat22.9%935 votesOthers: 3.1% (125 votes).
Most votes in Valley County: Donald J Trump
Montana: Trump 58.4%, Harris 38.5%
100% of Glasgow lies in Valley County. Every 2024 race in Valley County is on the county’s page.
Valley 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 Glasgow.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofglasgowmt.com ↗
- 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 Glasgow’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Glasgow’s government
How much does Glasgow spend per resident?
About $1,411 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 $1,132 was more than 90% of 60 Montana cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Glasgow?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,692 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.38% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.72% across Montana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofglasgowmt.com.
Who runs Glasgow’s government?
See cityofglasgowmt.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Glasgow yet.
How did Glasgow vote in 2024?
Montana counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Glasgow alone. Valley County, where 100% of Glasgow lies, voted Trump 74.0%, Harris 22.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Glasgow?
30 full-time and 15 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $173,574 (about $2.1M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Glasgow in the state legislature?
State Senate District 15 (Gregg Hunter) and State House District 29 (Valerie Moore). The House district also covers eight other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Glasgow’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 →