Town Hall · Beaverton

Beaverton, OR town hall & government

Beaverton spent $192.5 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,983 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Beaverton

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Beaverton's money goes

Spent
$192.5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,983
typical Oregon cities: $2,501
Long-term debt
$90.2 million
$929 per resident
Water & other utilities
$42.7 million22%
Police
$40.9 million21%
Administration & buildings
$14.1 million7%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$11.9 million6%
Sewer & trash
$11.3 million6%
Roads & transportation
$10.9 million6%
Parks & libraries
$10.8 million6%
Housing & development
$4.9 million3%
Interest on debt
$1.2 million1%
Other
$43.9 million23%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 32%
  • Utility sales 14%
  • From the state 11%
  • Fees & charges 10%
  • Sales taxes 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • From other local governments 7%
  • From the federal government 1%

Beaverton didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Beaverton

Full-time staff
543
68 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$106,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
139
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
168 full-time7 part
Administration & buildings
125 full-time7 part
Parks & libraries
43 full-time45 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
35 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
36 full-time
Housing & development
33 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
28 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
22 full-time1 part
Health & welfare
7 full-time1 part
Other
46 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Beaverton School District 48J

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

Spending per pupil
$16,640
Oregon: $17,749
Students
38,049
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1 billion
at year end

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

  • Local 45%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $16,640 per pupil, $10,197 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.

Also serving Beaverton: Hillsboro School District 1J ($17,759 per pupil) · Portland School District 1J ($21,557 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Beaverton pay

Typical tax bill
$5,724
a year · Oregon typical $3,876
Effective rate
1.00%
of home value · Oregon 0.81%
Typical home value
$569,800
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 Beaverton's government

🏛️ Official websitebeavertonoregon.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Beaverton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Beaverton

Beaverton is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Representatives Suzanne Bonamici and Andrea Salinas. Tina Kotek is governor.

All of Beaverton'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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