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Big Cabin, OK town hall & government

Big Cabin spent $719,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,865 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Big Cabin's government.

Town budget

Where Big Cabin's money goes

Spent
$719,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,865
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,647
Long-term debt
$6,000
$24 per resident
Administration & buildings
$281,00039%
Water & other utilities
$173,00024%
Police
$145,00020%
Sewer & trash
$100,00014%
Fire
$15,0002%
Other
$5,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 48%
  • Interest, fines & other 18%
  • Utility sales 16%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • From the state 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Big Cabin

Full-time staff
10
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$15,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
9 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time3 part
Police
1 full-time
Other
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Vinita Public Schools

Big Cabin's K–12 school district, shared with Vinita. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,763
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
1,272
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.5 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Oklahoma districts overall: 42% local, 45% state, 14% federal

  • Local 30%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $11,763 per pupil, $6,778 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Big Cabin pay

Typical tax bill
$580
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.54%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$107,100
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Big Cabin's government

Town hall & decisions in Big Cabin →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Big Cabin

Big Cabin is represented in Congress by Senators James Lankford and Alan Armstrong and Representative Josh Brecheen. Kevin Stitt is governor.

All of Big Cabin's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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