Albert and Mariah Bryner House · Photo: Tricia Simpson · CC BY-SA 3.0Price spent more per resident in 2022 than 92% of similar cities
Price’s city government spent $10.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $1,251 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau. Water and other utilities ($9 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Price is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$2,284 per resident in 2022: more than 92% of them
Price’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($2,284 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–$1,050. Price spent more than 92% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($3.9 million), 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; Price itself left out).
About $1,251 per resident a year, or $3.43 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 20%.
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Day-to-day spending is down 46% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Price 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: $2,284 · 2023: $1,251.
full-time in March 2025, down from 102 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 $1,438 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.64% 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 Price’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 Price’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Price →
Who’s in charge in Price
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Price’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on pricecityutah.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 98 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (8,267).
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.
Carbon School District
Price’s K–12 school district, shared with East Carbon, Helper, Scofield, Wellington. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,332 per pupil, $8,622 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.
Price’s votes are counted by county
Utah reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Price alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Carbon County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican71.1%6,715 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat26.7%2,522 votesOthers: 2.1% (201 votes).
Most votes in Carbon County: Donald J Trump
Utah: Trump 59.4%, Harris 37.8%
100% of Price lies in Carbon County. Every 2024 race in Carbon County is on the county’s page.
Carbon 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 Price.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: pricecityutah.com ↗
- 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.
How Price compares with the towns next door
Price spent $2,284 per resident in 2022. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2,284 | $1,438 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Price’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Price’s government
How much does Price spend per resident?
About $1,251 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $2,284 was more than 92% of 47 Utah cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Price?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,438 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.64% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.52% across Utah. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see pricecityutah.com.
Who runs Price’s government?
See pricecityutah.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Price yet.
How did Price vote in 2024?
Utah counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Price alone. Carbon County, where 100% of Price lies, voted Trump 71.1%, Harris 26.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Price?
84 full-time and 28 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $427,918 (about $5.1M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Price in the state legislature?
State Senate District 26 (David Hinkins) and State House District 67 (Christine Watkins). The House district also covers 13 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Price’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 →