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Boardman, OR town hall & government

Boardman spent $24.9 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $6,296 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Boardman's money goes

Spent
$24.9 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$6,296
typical Oregon cities: $2,501
Long-term debt
$18.7 million
$4,720 per resident
Water & other utilities
$10 million40%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$5.3 million21%
Police
$2.7 million11%
Sewer & trash
$2 million8%
Paid to other governments
$2 million8%
Administration & buildings
$1.4 million6%
Parks & libraries
$773,0003%
Roads & transportation
$659,0003%
Health & welfare
$113,000<1%
Other
$89,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Other taxes & licenses 25%
  • From the state 16%
  • Sales taxes 15%
  • Property taxes 13%
  • From other local governments 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • Utility sales 4%
Town workforce

Who works for Boardman

Full-time staff
35
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$86,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
14
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
15 full-time
Administration & buildings
7 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Other
5 full-time1 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

Morrow School District 1

Boardman's K–12 school district, shared with Heppner, Irrigon and Lexington. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,937
Oregon: $17,749
Students
2,222
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$20 million
at year end

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

  • Local 39%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $19,937 per pupil, $12,039 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 Boardman pay

Typical tax bill
$2,243
a year · Oregon typical $3,876
Effective rate
0.95%
of home value · Oregon 0.81%
Typical home value
$235,300
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 Boardman's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofboardman.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Boardman →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Boardman

Boardman is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Representative Cliff Bentz. Tina Kotek is governor.

All of Boardman'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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