Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0How is Livingston run?
Livingston’s city government spent $14.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,639 per resident. Water and other utilities ($1.3 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Livingston is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,639 per resident a year, or $4.49 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 30%.
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No comparison or trend for Livingston yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Livingston’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2024 only (2022 and 2023 are estimates), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, up from 84 in 2022.
The typical homeowner pays $2,553 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.65% 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 Livingston’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 Livingston’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Livingston →
Who’s in charge in Livingston
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Livingston’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on livingstonmontana.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 93 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 (8,790).
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.
Livingston Elementary School District
Livingston’s elementary school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,936 per pupil, $8,804 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.
Park High School District · $14,861 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Livingston’s votes are counted by county
Montana reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Livingston alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Park County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican52.3%6,128 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat44.6%5,224 votesOthers: 3.1% (365 votes).
Most votes in Park County: Donald J Trump
Montana: Trump 58.4%, Harris 38.5%
100% of Livingston lies in Park County. Every 2024 race in Park County is on the county’s page.
Park 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 Livingston.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: livingstonmontana.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.
Reach Livingston’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Livingston’s government
How much does Livingston spend per resident?
About $1,639 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Livingston?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,553 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.65% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.72% across Montana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see livingstonmontana.org.
Who runs Livingston’s government?
See livingstonmontana.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Livingston yet.
How did Livingston vote in 2024?
Montana counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Livingston alone. Park County, where 100% of Livingston lies, voted Trump 52.3%, Harris 44.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Livingston?
95 full-time and 29 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $673,059 (about $8.1M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Livingston in the state legislature?
State Senate District 29 (John Esp) and State House District 58 (Jamie Isaly). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Livingston’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 →