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Custer, OK town hall & government

Custer spent $458,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,205 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Custer's money goes

Spent
$458,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,205
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,647
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$251,00055%
Sewer & trash
$98,00021%
Police
$70,00015%
Administration & buildings
$14,0003%
Parks & libraries
$10,0002%
Fire
$7,0002%
Roads & transportation
$7,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 35%
  • Fees & charges 31%
  • Sales taxes 22%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • From the state 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Custer

Full-time staff
3
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$38,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
0 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Police
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
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

Thomas-Fay-Custer Unified Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$16,286
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
455
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 75%
  • State 18%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $16,286 per pupil, $9,264 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 Custer pay

Typical tax bill
$433
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.73%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$59,500
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 Custer's government

Town hall & decisions in Custer →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Custer

Custer is represented in Congress by Senators James Lankford and Alan Armstrong and Representative Frank D. Lucas. Kevin Stitt is governor.

All of Custer'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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