How is Metaline run?
Metaline’s town government spent $208,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,106 per resident. Water and other utilities ($73,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Metaline is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $1,106 per resident a year, or $3.03 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 50%.
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$1,106 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Metaline’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,106 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 118 Washington cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $992, and the middle half spent $713–$1,357. Metaline spent more than 58% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($68,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Washington cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Metaline itself left out).
No trend yet
Metaline reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,783 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.77% of the home’s value, vs 0.81% across Washington.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Metaline’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 Metaline’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Metaline →
Who’s in charge in Metaline
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Selkirk School District
Metaline’s K–12 school district, shared with Ione, Metaline Falls. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $23,535 per pupil, $11,796 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.
Washington districts overall: 27% local, 66% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Metaline’s votes are counted by county
Washington reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Metaline alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Pend Oreille County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican68.2%5,826 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat28.8%2,461 votesOthers: 3.0% (258 votes).
Most votes in Pend Oreille County: Donald J Trump
Washington: Harris 57.2%, Trump 39.0%
100% of Metaline lies in Pend Oreille County. Every 2024 race in Pend Oreille County is on the county’s page.
Pend Oreille 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 Metaline.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Washington HouseState representatives
- 3Washington SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Washington
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Metaline’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Metaline’s government
How much does Metaline spend per resident?
About $1,106 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,106 was more than 58% of 118 Washington cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Metaline?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,783 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.77% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.81% across Washington. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Metaline’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Metaline yet.
How did Metaline vote in 2024?
Washington counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Metaline alone. Pend Oreille County, where 100% of Metaline lies, voted Trump 68.2%, Harris 28.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Metaline?
0 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $5,714 (about $68,568 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Metaline in the state legislature?
State Senate District 7 (Shelly Short) and State House District 7 (Andrew Engell and Hunter Abell). The House district also covers 30 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 →