Independent civic tools

Wasatch County, in plain language.

See how the county budget and property taxes work, find out who serves on county boards, and prepare the forms that candidates and officials file.

What do you want to do?

Pick a question. Each tool opens on its own page, and the bar at the top of every page brings you back here.

For residents

  • How is my property tax figured?

    Property taxes, explained

    A step-by-step look at how property tax works in Wasatch County, with Utah State Tax Commission data. Try it with your own home.

    Live · 2025 data
  • How does the county spend its money?

    County budget

    See where General Fund money comes from and where it goes. Change the budget and watch the effect on reserves and property taxes.

    Live · 2025 and 2026 budgets
  • Who serves on each county board?

    County boards

    See the county boards and the council members who serve on each one today. Part of a proposal for seat-based board assignments. Until it moves to this site, it opens on erikrowland.com in a new window.

    Prototype for discussion

For candidates and officials

How these tools work

  1. Plain language

    Each tool explains one part of county government in everyday words and names the sources of its numbers.

  2. Your answers stay with you

    The two filing tools build your PDF in your browser. They send nothing to a server and store nothing.

  3. Independent

    This site is not a county service. A tool here does not change what the law requires or how you file with the county.

For official county business

For county services, meetings, and official records, go to the Wasatch County website.