Town Hall · Cave Junction

Cave Junction, OR town hall & government

Cave Junction spent $2.5 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,276 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cave Junction's money goes

Spent
$2.5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,276
typical Oregon cities: $1,606
Long-term debt
$2.3 million
$1,182 per resident
Sewer & trash
$673,00027%
Water & other utilities
$565,00022%
Administration & buildings
$443,00017%
Roads & transportation
$436,00017%
Police
$182,0007%
Parks & libraries
$178,0007%
Interest on debt
$58,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 30%
  • Fees & charges 25%
  • Sales taxes 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 12%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • From the state 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Cave Junction

Full-time staff
7
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$60,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
4 full-time
Roads & transportation
0 full-time4 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Three Rivers School District

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

Spending per pupil
$16,657
Oregon: $17,749
Students
4,464
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$10.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 28%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $16,657 per pupil, $8,493 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 Cave Junction pay

Typical tax bill
$1,637
a year · Oregon typical $3,876
Effective rate
0.56%
of home value · Oregon 0.81%
Typical home value
$292,900
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 Cave Junction's government

🏛️ Official websitecavejunctionoregon.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Cave Junction →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cave Junction

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

All of Cave Junction'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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