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How Canby is run

Canby spent $45.2 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,503 per resident.

Town website
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City budget
$45.2 million
spent, year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,503
Above typical Oregon cities ($2,501)
Long-term debt
$9.1 million
$505 per resident
City staff
82
full-time · 43 part-time
Typical tax bill
$4,610
a year · OR $3,876

What stands out about how Canby is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Your share of the budget

About $2,503 per resident a year, or $6.86 a day

The biggest line: water & other utilities, at 40% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Utility sales 35%Property taxes 23%Interest, fines & other 15%Fees & charges 13%Other taxes & licenses 4%Sales taxes 4%From the state 3%From other local governments 3%
The school district

Canby School District 86

Canby’s K–12 school district, shared with Barlow. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Canby →
$16,190
per pupil · OR $17,749
4,197
students
$91.3 million
long-term debt

Of the $16,190 per pupil, $9,196 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 40%State 55%Federal 5%

Oregon districts overall: 38% local, 52% state, 10% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Over the years

Per resident, spending is down 14% since 2022

Spending per resident, by fiscal year. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.

Spending per resident by year

2022$2,907
2023$2,674
2024$2,503
$45.2 million
spent in 2024
$48.5 million
spent in 2023

* A Census Bureau estimate for that year (the town didn’t report most of its figures).

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Canby

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Canby yet. Neighbors can add them.

Who works for Canby

One full-time town employee for every 220 residents

On the payroll in March 2022.

By department full-time, plus part-time

Parks & libraries15 + 31 pt
Police28
Administration & buildings15 + 7 pt
Roads & transportation10 + 1 pt
Sewer & trash5
Courts, inspections & corrections2 + 4 pt
Other7
82
full-time
43
part-time
$89,200
average full-time pay, before benefits
25
sworn police officers

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $4,610 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.87% of the home’s value, vs 0.81% across Oregon.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Canby$4,610
Oregon$3,876
$4,610
typical bill a year
0.87%
effective rate
$528,500
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Canby’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Who represents Canby

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Canby.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Oregon HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Oregon SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Oregon

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Canby’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →
Official websiteci.canby.or.us ↗

Questions about how Canby is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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