Town Hall · Chattanooga

Chattanooga, OK town hall & government

Chattanooga spent $709,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,548 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Chattanooga's money goes

Spent
$709,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,548
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,647
Long-term debt
$48,000
$105 per resident
Water & other utilities
$297,00042%
Roads & transportation
$164,00023%
Sewer & trash
$121,00017%
Administration & buildings
$64,0009%
Fire
$48,0007%
Police
$15,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 51%
  • Utility sales 18%
  • From the state 14%
  • Sales taxes 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
Town workforce

Who works for Chattanooga

Full-time staff
4
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$47,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time5 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Police
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
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

Chattanooga Public Schools

Chattanooga's K–12 school district, shared with Faxon and Hollister. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,819
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
199
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$195,000
at year end

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

  • Local 27%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $17,819 per pupil, $9,020 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 Chattanooga pay

Typical tax bill
$777
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.68%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$113,700
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 Chattanooga's government

Town hall & decisions in Chattanooga →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Chattanooga

Chattanooga is represented in Congress by Senators James Lankford and Alan Armstrong and Representative Tom Cole. Kevin Stitt is governor.

All of Chattanooga'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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