Town Hall · Hochatown

Hochatown, OK town hall & government

Hochatown spent $499,000 in the year to 2024, about $2,062 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Hochatown's money goes

Spent
$499,000
fiscal year to 2024
Per resident
$2,062
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,780
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$176,00035%
Roads & transportation
$2,000<1%
Other
$321,00064%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 100%
  • From the state <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Hochatown

Full-time staff
12
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$9,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
and 1 full-time firefighter
Administration & buildings
2 full-time2 part
Police
2 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Fire
1 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Health & welfare
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Other
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Hochatown didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Broken Bow Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$12,271
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
1,580
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 45%
  • State 35%
  • Federal 20%

Of the $12,271 per pupil, $6,839 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 Hochatown: Battiest Public Schools ($17,831 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Hochatown pay

Typical tax bill
$688
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.21%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$330,600
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 Hochatown's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Hochatown

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

All of Hochatown'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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