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Lahoma, OK town hall & government

Lahoma spent $719,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,179 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lahoma's money goes

Spent
$719,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,179
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,647
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$284,00039%
Water & other utilities
$151,00021%
Sewer & trash
$110,00015%
Administration & buildings
$105,00015%
Parks & libraries
$33,0005%
Roads & transportation
$23,0003%
Fire
$13,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 35%
  • Sales taxes 26%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • From the state 5%
  • From other local governments 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Lahoma

Full-time staff
5
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$35,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time1 part
Police
1 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time3 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

Cimarron Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$18,093
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
193
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 74%
  • State 18%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $18,093 per pupil, $9,394 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 Lahoma pay

Typical tax bill
$812
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.86%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$94,600
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 Lahoma's government

Town hall & decisions in Lahoma →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lahoma

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

All of Lahoma'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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