Photo: Robmt1985 · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Hingham run?
Hingham’s town government spent $28,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $219 per resident. Water and other utilities ($63,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Hingham is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $219 per resident a year, or $0.60 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 46%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$873 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Hingham’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($873 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. Hingham spent more than 57% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($90,000), 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; Hingham itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is down 73% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Hingham 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: $873 · 2024: $219.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,000 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.74% 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 Hingham’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 Hingham’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Hingham →
Who’s in charge in Hingham
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
North Star Elementary School District
Hingham’s elementary school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,070 per pupil, $7,852 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.
North Star High School District · $25,298 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Hingham’s votes are counted by county
Montana reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Hingham alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Hill County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican56.9%3,871 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat38.7%2,634 votesOthers: 4.4% (299 votes).
Most votes in Hill County: Donald J Trump
Montana: Trump 58.4%, Harris 38.5%
100% of Hingham lies in Hill County. Every 2024 race in Hill County is on the county’s page.
Hill 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 Hingham.
- 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 Hingham’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Hingham’s government
How much does Hingham spend per resident?
About $219 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 $873 was more than 57% of 51 Montana cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Hingham?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,000 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.74% 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 Hingham’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Hingham yet.
How did Hingham vote in 2024?
Montana counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Hingham alone. Hill County, where 100% of Hingham lies, voted Trump 56.9%, Harris 38.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Hingham?
0 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $550 (about $6,600 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Hingham in the state legislature?
State Senate District 14 (Russel Tempel) and State House District 28 (Eric Albus). The House district also covers six other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Hingham’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 →