Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 3.0How is Dixon run?
Dixon’s town government spent $131,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,770 per resident. Water and other utilities ($73,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Dixon is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $1,770 per resident a year, or $4.85 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 70%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$1,245 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Dixon’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,245 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 72 Wyoming cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,378, and the middle half spent $1,095–$1,807. Dixon spent less than 61% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($13,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Wyoming cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Dixon itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 12% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Dixon 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: $1,245 · 2024: $1,770. Per resident it went from $1,245 to $1,770 (up 42%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 94 to 74.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $660 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.55% of the home’s value, vs 0.57% across Wyoming.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Dixon’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 Dixon’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Dixon →
Who’s in charge in Dixon
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Dixon’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on townofdixon.com ↗.
Carbon County School District 1
Dixon’s K–12 school district, shared with Baggs, Bairoil, Rawlins, Sinclair. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $22,210 per pupil, $11,591 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.
Wyoming districts overall: 39% local, 45% state, 16% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Dixon’s votes are counted by county
Wyoming reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Dixon alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Carbon County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican77.5%4,952 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat19.9%1,274 votesOthers: 2.5% (161 votes).
Most votes in Carbon County: Donald J Trump
Wyoming: Trump 71.6%, Harris 25.8%
100% of Dixon 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 Dixon.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: townofdixon.com ↗
- 2Wyoming HouseState representatives
- 3Wyoming SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Wyoming
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Dixon’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Dixon’s government
How much does Dixon spend per resident?
About $1,770 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,245 was less than 61% of 72 Wyoming cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Dixon?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $660 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.55% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.57% across Wyoming. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see townofdixon.com.
Who runs Dixon’s government?
See townofdixon.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Dixon yet.
How did Dixon vote in 2024?
Wyoming counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Dixon alone. Carbon County, where 100% of Dixon lies, voted Trump 77.5%, Harris 19.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Dixon?
0 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1,276 (about $15,312 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Dixon in the state legislature?
State Senate District 11 (Larry Hicks) and State House District 47 (Bob Davis). The House district also covers 10 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Dixon’s government
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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 →