Town Hall · Bandon

Bandon, OR town hall & government

Bandon spent $14.9 million in the year to July 31, 2024, about $4,466 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bandon's money goes

Spent
$14.9 million
fiscal year to July 31, 2024
Per resident
$4,466
typical Oregon cities: $2,501
Long-term debt
$9.6 million
$2,886 per resident
Water & other utilities
$7.6 million51%
Sewer & trash
$1.6 million11%
Police
$1.4 million9%
Administration & buildings
$1.2 million8%
Parks & libraries
$870,0006%
Housing & development
$808,0005%
Roads & transportation
$646,0004%
Interest on debt
$276,0002%
Fire
$128,0001%
Paid to other governments
$100,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$56,000<1%
Other
$204,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 50%
  • Sales taxes 16%
  • Property taxes 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • From the state 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Bandon

Full-time staff
35
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$71,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
9 full-time7 part
Water & other utilities
8 full-time
Police
7 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Parks & libraries
3 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
3 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Bandon School District 54

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

Spending per pupil
$20,027
Oregon: $17,749
Students
630
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 46%
  • State 40%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $20,027 per pupil, $11,403 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 Bandon pay

Typical tax bill
$2,980
a year · Oregon typical $3,876
Effective rate
0.59%
of home value · Oregon 0.81%
Typical home value
$503,200
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.

Local

Contact Bandon's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofbandon.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Bandon →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bandon

Bandon is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Representative Val T. Hoyle. Tina Kotek is governor.

All of Bandon'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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