Photo: Ken Lund · CC BY-SA 2.0How is Richfield run?
Richfield’s city government spent $8.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $996 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau. Water and other utilities ($606,000) and the airport ($569,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Richfield is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Sevier School District
Richfield’s K–12 school district, shared with Annabella, Aurora, Central Valley, Elsinore, Glenwood and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,638 per pupil, $7,197 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 $996 per resident a year, or $2.73 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 26%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$861 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Richfield’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($861 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. Richfield spent more than 53% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.1 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; Richfield itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 21% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Richfield 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: $861 · 2023: $996. Per resident it went from $861 to $996 (up 16%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 7,911 to 8,262.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,690 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.51% 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 Richfield’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 Richfield’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Richfield →
Who’s in charge in Richfield
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Richfield’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on richfieldcity.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 197 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (8,262).
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.
Richfield’s votes are counted by county
Utah reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Richfield alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Sevier County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican87.2%9,526 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat11.3%1,236 votesOthers: 1.5% (164 votes).
Most votes in Sevier County: Donald J Trump
Utah: Trump 59.4%, Harris 37.8%
100% of Richfield lies in Sevier County. Every 2024 race in Sevier County is on the county’s page.
Sevier 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 Richfield.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: richfieldcity.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.
Reach Richfield’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Richfield’s government
How much does Richfield spend per resident?
About $996 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 $861 was more than 53% of 47 Utah cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Richfield?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,690 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.51% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.52% across Utah. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see richfieldcity.com.
Who runs Richfield’s government?
See richfieldcity.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Richfield yet.
How did Richfield vote in 2024?
Utah counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Richfield alone. Sevier County, where 100% of Richfield lies, voted Trump 87.2%, Harris 11.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Richfield?
42 full-time and 100 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $271,563 (about $3.3M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Richfield in the state legislature?
State Senate District 27 (Derrin Owens) 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 Richfield’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 →