Town Hall · Coquille

Coquille, OR town hall & government

Coquille spent $4.8 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,208 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Coquille

Sam FlahertyMayorSince 2021 Wikidata ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

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Town budget

Where Coquille's money goes

Spent
$4.8 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,208
typical Oregon cities: $1,606
Long-term debt
$7.9 million
$2,007 per resident
Police
$1.1 million24%
Water & other utilities
$1 million21%
Parks & libraries
$502,00010%
Sewer & trash
$487,00010%
Administration & buildings
$432,0009%
Roads & transportation
$309,0006%
Fire
$289,0006%
Interest on debt
$75,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,000<1%
Other
$553,00012%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 37%
  • Fees & charges 22%
  • Utility sales 16%
  • Sales taxes 9%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From the state 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Coquille

Full-time staff
28
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$80,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
and 3 full-time firefighters
Parks & libraries
4 full-time11 part
Police
8 full-time
Administration & buildings
6 full-time
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Fire
3 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Coquille didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Coquille School District 8

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

Spending per pupil
$17,228
Oregon: $17,749
Students
1,229
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 19%
  • State 76%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $17,228 per pupil, $9,045 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 Coquille pay

Typical tax bill
$2,351
a year · Oregon typical $3,876
Effective rate
0.77%
of home value · Oregon 0.81%
Typical home value
$304,500
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.

Local

Contact Coquille's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofcoquille.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Coquille →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Coquille

Coquille is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Representative Val T. Hoyle. Tina Kotek is governor.

All of Coquille'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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