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Comanche, OK town hall & government

Comanche spent $4.5 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,911 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Comanche's money goes

Spent
$4.5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,911
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,647
Long-term debt
$13.9 million
$8,988 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.6 million35%
Administration & buildings
$564,00012%
Police
$505,00011%
Sewer & trash
$372,0008%
Interest on debt
$322,0007%
Roads & transportation
$307,0007%
Parks & libraries
$220,0005%
Fire
$217,0005%
Health & welfare
$65,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$50,0001%
Housing & development
$6,000<1%
Other
$322,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 46%
  • Sales taxes 19%
  • Interest, fines & other 13%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • From the state 3%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Comanche

Full-time staff
27
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$41,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
and 4 full-time firefighters
Water & other utilities
7 full-time
Police
5 full-time3 part
Parks & libraries
4 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time
Fire
4 full-time
Health & welfare
2 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Other
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Comanche Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$11,526
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
862
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 35%
  • State 51%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $11,526 per pupil, $6,838 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.

Also serving Comanche: Grandview Public School ($25,605 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Comanche pay

Typical tax bill
$523
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.67%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$78,100
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 Comanche's government

Town hall & decisions in Comanche →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Comanche

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

All of Comanche'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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