Town Hall · Amity

Amity, OR town hall & government

Amity spent $2.3 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,328 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Amity's money goes

Spent
$2.3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,328
typical Oregon cities: $1,606
Long-term debt
$1 million
$595 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.6 million70%
Police
$317,00014%
Sewer & trash
$221,00010%
Administration & buildings
$95,0004%
Interest on debt
$32,0001%
Parks & libraries
$17,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$8,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 72%
  • From the state 12%
  • Fees & charges 5%
  • Utility sales 5%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Amity

Full-time staff
6
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$54,500
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time2 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

Amity School District 4J

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

Spending per pupil
$15,659
Oregon: $17,749
Students
756
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$31.8 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Oregon districts overall: 38% local, 52% state, 10% federal

  • Local 31%
  • State 65%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $15,659 per pupil, $9,669 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 Amity pay

Typical tax bill
$2,788
a year · Oregon typical $3,876
Effective rate
0.74%
of home value · Oregon 0.81%
Typical home value
$377,700
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 Amity's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.amity.or.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Amity →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Amity

Amity is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Representative Andrea Salinas. Tina Kotek is governor.

All of Amity'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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