Photo: Peeweejd · CC BY-SA 3.0Beaver runs its own hospital
Beaver’s city government spent $2.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $693 per resident. It also runs a hospital ($21.4 million) and water utilities ($4.8 million), counted separately. Census Bureau figures.
What stands out about how Beaver is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $693 per resident a year, or $1.90 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 39%.
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$944 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Beaver’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($944 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 47 Utah cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $828, and the middle half spent $562–$1,168. Beaver spent more than 60% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($335,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Utah cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Beaver itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is down 15% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Beaver 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: $944 · 2023: $787 · 2024: $693. Per resident it went from $944 to $693 (down 27%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 3,200 to 3,708.
full-time in March 2025 (hospital, health & welfare left out), down from 31 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 $1,104 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.39% of the home’s value, vs 0.52% across Utah.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Beaver’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 Beaver’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Beaver →
Who’s in charge in Beaver
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Beaver’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on beaverutah.net ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 124 residents, not counting hospital, health & welfare staff
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 (3,708).
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.
Beaver School District
Beaver’s K–12 school district, shared with Milford, Minersville. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,435 per pupil, $8,840 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.
Utah districts overall: 42% local, 51% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Beaver’s votes are counted by county
Utah reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Beaver alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Beaver County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican86.6%2,781 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat12.3%394 votesOthers: 1.2% (37 votes).
Most votes in Beaver County: Donald J Trump
Utah: Trump 59.4%, Harris 37.8%
100% of Beaver lies in Beaver County. Every 2024 race in Beaver County is on the county’s page.
Beaver 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 Beaver.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: beaverutah.net ↗
- 2Utah HouseState representatives
- 3Utah SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Utah
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Beaver’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Beaver’s government
How much does Beaver spend per resident?
About $693 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. Beaver also runs a hospital ($21.4 million), counted separately. In 2022, the last full count, its $944 was more than 60% of 47 Utah cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Beaver?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,104 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.39% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.52% across Utah. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see beaverutah.net.
Who runs Beaver’s government?
See beaverutah.net for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Beaver yet.
How did Beaver vote in 2024?
Utah counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Beaver alone. Beaver County, where 100% of Beaver lies, voted Trump 86.6%, Harris 12.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Beaver?
30 full-time and 51 part-time employees in March 2025 (plus 92 full-time hospital, health & welfare staff), with a March payroll of $822,571 (about $9.9M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Beaver in the state legislature?
State Senate District 28 (Evan Vickers) and State House District 70 (Carl Albrecht). The House district also covers 19 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Beaver’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 →