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Butte Falls, OR town hall & government

Butte Falls spent $925,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,024 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Butte Falls's money goes

Spent
$925,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,024
typical Oregon cities: $1,606
Long-term debt
$759,000
$1,661 per resident
Roads & transportation
$120,00013%
Administration & buildings
$118,00013%
Sewer & trash
$94,00010%
Water & other utilities
$70,0008%
Fire
$35,0004%
Police
$29,0003%
Parks & libraries
$19,0002%
Interest on debt
$7,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,000<1%
Other
$432,00047%

Where the money comes from

  • From the federal government 36%
  • From the state 19%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 13%
  • Property taxes 12%
  • Utility sales 5%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Butte Falls

Full-time staff
0
7 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 part
Fire
0 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time1 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

Butte Falls School District 91

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

Spending per pupil
$28,201
Oregon: $17,749
Students
159
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 14%
  • State 63%
  • Federal 23%

Of the $28,201 per pupil, $16,063 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 Butte Falls pay

Typical tax bill
$1,618
a year · Oregon typical $3,876
Effective rate
0.64%
of home value · Oregon 0.81%
Typical home value
$253,800
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Butte Falls's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofbuttefalls.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Butte Falls →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Butte Falls

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

All of Butte Falls'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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