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How Talihina is run

Talihina spent $1.5 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,427 per resident.

Town website
City budget
$1.5 million
spent, year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,427
Below typical Oklahoma cities ($1,647)
Long-term debt
$2.8 million
$2,615 per resident
City staff
17
full-time · 3 part-time
Typical tax bill
$299
a year · OK $1,599

What stands out about how Talihina is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $299 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.42% of the home’s value, vs 0.80% across Oklahoma.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Oklahoma$1,599
Talihina$299
$299
typical bill a year
0.42%
effective rate
$72,000
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Talihina’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

Your share of the budget

About $1,427 per resident a year, or $3.91 a day

The biggest line: water & other utilities, at 36% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Utility sales 33%Sales taxes 27%Fees & charges 22%From the state 12%Interest, fines & other 4%From other local governments 1%
Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Talihina

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Talihina yet. Neighbors can add them.

Who works for Talihina

One full-time town employee for every 63 residents

On the payroll in March 2022.

By department full-time, plus part-time

Police8 + 3 pt
Water & other utilities8
Administration & buildings1
17
full-time
3
part-time
$33,200
average full-time pay, before benefits
4
sworn police officers

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

Talihina Public Schools

Talihina’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Talihina →
$16,346
per pupil · OK $12,210
514
students
None
long-term debt

Of the $16,346 per pupil, $9,432 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 9%State 61%Federal 30%

Oklahoma districts overall: 42% local, 45% state, 14% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who represents Talihina

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Talihina.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Oklahoma HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Oklahoma SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Oklahoma

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Talihina’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →
Official websitetalihinacc.com ↗

Questions about how Talihina is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
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Does Talihina get good value for its tax dollars?

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Ask neighbors

Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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