Photo: Paul Hermans · CC BY-SA 3.0Ten Sleep spent more per resident in 2022 than 67% of similar cities
Ten Sleep’s town government spent $404,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,616 per resident. Water and other utilities ($40,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Ten Sleep is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$1,616 per resident in 2022: more than 67% of them
Ten Sleep’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,616 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 $1,356, and the middle half spent $1,095–$1,807. Ten Sleep spent more than 67% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($10,000), 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; Ten Sleep itself left out).
About $1,616 per resident a year, or $4.43 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 65%.
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No trend yet
Ten Sleep reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,472 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.58% 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 Ten Sleep’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 Ten Sleep’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Ten Sleep →
Who’s in charge in Ten Sleep
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 125 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 (250).
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.
Washakie County School District 2
Ten Sleep’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $34,725 per pupil, $18,265 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.
Ten Sleep’s votes are counted by county
Wyoming reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Ten Sleep alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Washakie County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican80.6%3,125 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat16.9%656 votesOthers: 2.5% (96 votes).
Most votes in Washakie County: Donald J Trump
Wyoming: Trump 71.6%, Harris 25.8%
100% of Ten Sleep lies in Washakie County. Every 2024 race in Washakie County is on the county’s page.
Washakie 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 Ten Sleep.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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 Ten Sleep’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Ten Sleep’s government
How much does Ten Sleep spend per resident?
About $1,616 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 $1,616 was more than 67% of 72 Wyoming cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Ten Sleep?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,472 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.58% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.57% across Wyoming. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Ten Sleep’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Ten Sleep yet.
How did Ten Sleep vote in 2024?
Wyoming counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Ten Sleep alone. Washakie County, where 100% of Ten Sleep lies, voted Trump 80.6%, Harris 16.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Ten Sleep?
2 full-time and 23 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $14,462 (about $173,544 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Ten Sleep in the state legislature?
State Senate District 20 (Ed Cooper) and State House District 27 (Martha Lawley). The House district also covers three neighboring 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 →