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Cascade Locks, OR town hall & government

Cascade Locks spent $3.9 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $3,372 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Cascade Locks's money goes

Spent
$3.9 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$3,372
typical Oregon cities: $1,606
Long-term debt
$453,000
$392 per resident
Water & other utilities
$2.2 million57%
Roads & transportation
$472,00012%
Fire
$331,0008%
Sewer & trash
$313,0008%
Administration & buildings
$310,0008%
Paid to other governments
$36,0001%
Interest on debt
$18,000<1%
Other
$179,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 56%
  • Fees & charges 19%
  • Other taxes & licenses 12%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • From the state 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%

Cascade Locks didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Cascade Locks

Full-time staff
12
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$68,000
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
5
on the town payroll
Administration & buildings
5 full-time
Fire
5 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
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

Hood River County School District 1

Cascade Locks's K–12 school district, shared with Hood River. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,750
Oregon: $17,749
Students
3,787
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$60.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 36%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $19,750 per pupil, $11,145 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 Cascade Locks pay

Typical tax bill
$2,596
a year · Oregon typical $3,876
Effective rate
0.67%
of home value · Oregon 0.81%
Typical home value
$385,100
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 Cascade Locks's government

🏛️ Official websitecascade-locks.or.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Cascade Locks →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cascade Locks

Cascade Locks is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Representative Maxine Dexter. Tina Kotek is governor.

All of Cascade Locks'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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