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How Addington is run

Addington spent $12,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $113 per resident. (A Census Bureau estimate.)

City budget
$12,000
spent, year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$113
Below typical Oklahoma cities ($1,647)
Long-term debt
None
at year end
Typical tax bill
$300
a year · OK $1,599

What stands out about how Addington is run

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

★ What stands out · Your share of the budget

About $113 per resident a year, or $0.31 a day

The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 100% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Sales taxes 56%From the state 44%
An estimate

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

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $300 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.37% of the home’s value, vs 0.80% across Oklahoma.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Oklahoma$1,599
Addington$300
$300
typical bill a year
0.37%
effective rate
$81,700
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

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

The school district

Waurika Public Schools

Addington’s K–12 school district, shared with Waurika, Hastings, Sugden. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Addington →
$14,578
per pupil · OK $12,210
450
students
$2.3 million
long-term debt

Of the $14,578 per pupil, $7,916 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 28%State 61%Federal 11%

Oklahoma districts overall: 42% local, 45% state, 14% federal.

Also serving Addington

Comanche Public Schools · $11,526 per pupil

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Addington

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

Who represents Addington

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Addington.

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

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

Reach Addington’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 Addington is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

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

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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 Addington, 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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