Town Hall · Mountain View

Mountain View, OK town hall & government

Mountain View spent $883,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,187 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Mountain View's money goes

Spent
$883,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,187
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,647
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$354,00040%
Sewer & trash
$183,00021%
Police
$95,00011%
Administration & buildings
$83,0009%
Roads & transportation
$69,0008%
Parks & libraries
$19,0002%
Fire
$13,0001%
Other
$67,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 33%
  • Fees & charges 28%
  • Utility sales 21%
  • From the federal government 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • From the state 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Mountain View

Full-time staff
10
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$41,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
5 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 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. Mountain View didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Mountain View-Gotebo Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$17,249
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
253
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 55%
  • State 35%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $17,249 per pupil, $9,411 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 Mountain View pay

Typical tax bill
$477
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.70%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$68,400
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 Mountain View's government

Town hall & decisions in Mountain View →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mountain View

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

All of Mountain View'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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