Coombs Village Site · Photo: Nickeyrc · Public domainHow is Boulder run?
Boulder’s town government spent $141,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $580 per resident.
What stands out about how Boulder is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Garfield School District
Boulder’s K–12 school district, shared with Antimony, Bryce Canyon City, Cannonville, Escalante, Hatch and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,037 per pupil, $6,671 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.
About $580 per resident a year, or $1.59 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 74%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$580 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Boulder’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($580 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 139 Utah cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $534, and the middle half spent $326–$952. Boulder spent more than 54% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1,000), 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 under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Boulder itself left out).
No trend yet
Boulder reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $905 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Boulder’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 Boulder’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Boulder →
Who’s in charge in Boulder
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Boulder’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on boulder.utah.gov ↗.
Boulder’s votes are counted by county
Utah reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Boulder alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Garfield County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican78.6%2,209 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat19.3%541 votesOthers: 2.1% (59 votes).
Most votes in Garfield County: Donald J Trump
Utah: Trump 59.4%, Harris 37.8%
100% of Boulder lies in Garfield County. Every 2024 race in Garfield County is on the county’s page.
Garfield 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 Boulder.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: boulder.utah.gov ↗
- 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 Boulder’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Boulder’s government
How much does Boulder spend per resident?
About $580 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $580 was more than 54% of 139 Utah cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Boulder’s government?
See boulder.utah.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Boulder yet.
How did Boulder vote in 2024?
Utah counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Boulder alone. Garfield County, where 100% of Boulder lies, voted Trump 78.6%, Harris 19.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Boulder?
0 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $2,342 (about $28,104 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Boulder in the state legislature?
State Senate District 27 (Derrin Owens) and State House District 69 (Logan Monson). The House district also covers 26 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Boulder’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 →