Photo: StormChaserAmelia · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Boise City run?
Boise City’s city government spent $1.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,408 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Boise City didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Boise City is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,408 per resident a year, or $3.86 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 42%.
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Boise City didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Boise City yet
Every year of Boise City’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $268 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.40% of the home’s value, vs 0.80% across Oklahoma.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Boise City’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 Boise City’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Boise City →
Who’s in charge in Boise City
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 91 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (1,087).
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.
Boise City Public Schools
Boise City’s K–12 school district, shared with Keyes. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,853 per pupil, $6,799 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.
Oklahoma districts overall: 42% local, 45% state, 14% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Boise City’s votes are counted by county
Oklahoma reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Boise City alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Cimarron County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican92.0%860 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat7.1%66 votesOthers: 1.0% (9 votes).
Most votes in Cimarron County: Donald J Trump
Oklahoma: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.9%
100% of Boise City lies in Cimarron County. Every 2024 race in Cimarron County is on the county’s page.
Cimarron 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 Boise City.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Oklahoma HouseState representatives
- 3Oklahoma SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Oklahoma
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Boise City’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Boise City’s government
How much does Boise City spend per resident?
About $1,408 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Boise City didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $2 million.
What is the property tax rate in Boise City?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $268 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.40% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.80% across Oklahoma. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Boise City’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Boise City yet.
How did Boise City vote in 2024?
Oklahoma counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Boise City alone. Cimarron County, where 100% of Boise City lies, voted Trump 92.0%, Harris 7.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Boise City?
12 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $32,254 (about $387,048 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Boise City in the state legislature?
State Senate District 27 (Casey Murdock) and State House District 61 (Kenton Patzkowsky). The House district also covers 22 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 (for Boise City, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →