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How Oxford is run

Oxford spent $77,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,481 per resident. (A Census Bureau estimate.)

City budget
$77,000
spent, year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,481
Above typical Idaho cities ($1,169)
Long-term debt
$71,000
$1,365 per resident
Typical tax bill
$940
a year · ID $2,038

What stands out about how Oxford is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $940 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.34% of the home’s value, vs 0.49% across Idaho.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Idaho$2,038
Oxford$940
$940
typical bill a year
0.34%
effective rate
$275,000
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Oxford’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.

Your share of the budget

About $1,481 per resident a year, or $4.06 a day

The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 36% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Fees & charges 33%Utility sales 25%Property taxes 23%From the state 16%Interest, fines & other 2%
An estimate

Oxford didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.

The school district

West Side Joint School District 202

Oxford’s K–12 school district, shared with Clifton, Dayton, Weston. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Oxford →
$9,159
per pupil · ID $11,119
805
students
None
long-term debt

Of the $9,159 per pupil, $5,882 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 11%State 81%Federal 8%

Idaho districts overall: 21% local, 67% state, 12% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Oxford

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Oxford yet. Neighbors can add them.

Who represents Oxford

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Oxford.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Idaho HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Idaho SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Idaho

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Oxford’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →

Questions about how Oxford is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Does Oxford get good value for its tax dollars?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Ask neighbors

Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Oxford, mostly the Bureau’s estimates). School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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