Ute Mountain Fire Tower · Photo: Lawrence A. Radcliffe · CC BY-SA 4.0Manila spent more per resident in 2022 than 88% of similar cities
Manila’s town government spent $538,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,606 per resident. Water and other utilities ($412,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Manila is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$1,606 per resident in 2022: more than 88% of them
Manila’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,606 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–$942. Manila spent more than 88% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($251,000), 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; Manila itself left out).
About $1,606 per resident a year, or $4.40 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 47%.
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No trend yet
Manila reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,281 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.52% 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 Manila’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 Manila’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Manila →
Who’s in charge in Manila
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Manila’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on manilautah.us ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 67 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (335).
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.
Daggett School District
Manila’s K–12 school district, shared with Dutch John. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $28,737 per pupil, $15,631 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.
Manila’s votes are counted by county
Utah reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Manila alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Daggett County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican80.6%440 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat18.3%100 votesOthers: 1.1% (6 votes).
Most votes in Daggett County: Donald J Trump
Utah: Trump 59.4%, Harris 37.8%
100% of Manila lies in Daggett County. Every 2024 race in Daggett County is on the county’s page.
Daggett 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 Manila.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: manilautah.us ↗
- 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 Manila’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Manila’s government
How much does Manila spend per resident?
About $1,606 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 $1,606 was more than 88% of 139 Utah cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Manila?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,281 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.52% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.52% across Utah. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see manilautah.us.
Who runs Manila’s government?
See manilautah.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Manila yet.
How did Manila vote in 2024?
Utah counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Manila alone. Daggett County, where 100% of Manila lies, voted Trump 80.6%, Harris 18.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Manila?
5 full-time and 40 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $41,584 (about $499,008 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Manila in the state legislature?
State Senate District 20 (Ron Winterton) and State House District 68 (Scott Chew). The House district also covers six 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; 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 →