Brookings, OR town hall & government
Brookings spent $16.2 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,471 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Brookings's government.
Where Brookings's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 31%
- Property taxes 22%
- Utility sales 13%
- From the state 12%
- Interest, fines & other 11%
- Sales taxes 7%
- From other local governments 2%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
- From the federal government 1%
Who works for Brookings
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Brookings-Harbor School District 17
Brookings's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Oregon districts overall: 38% local, 52% state, 10% federal
- Local 39%
- State 50%
- Federal 11%
Of the $17,110 per pupil, $9,114 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.
Which schools Brookings kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Brookings pay
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.
Contact Brookings's government
Who represents Brookings
Brookings is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Representative Val T. Hoyle. Tina Kotek is governor.
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.