Town Hall · Culver

Culver, OR town hall & government

Culver spent $2.2 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,285 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Culver's money goes

Spent
$2.2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,285
typical Oregon cities: $1,606
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Sewer & trash
$980,00045%
Parks & libraries
$569,00026%
Roads & transportation
$212,00010%
Administration & buildings
$175,0008%
Fire
$85,0004%
Paid to other governments
$85,0004%
Police
$51,0002%
Housing & development
$9,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 35%
  • Fees & charges 29%
  • From the state 26%
  • Sales taxes 10%
Town workforce

Who works for Culver

Full-time staff
3
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$60,900
a year, before benefits
Sewer & trash
2 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
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

Culver School District 4

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

Spending per pupil
$18,340
Oregon: $17,749
Students
676
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 22%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 25%

Of the $18,340 per pupil, $9,882 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 Culver pay

Typical tax bill
$2,126
a year · Oregon typical $3,876
Effective rate
0.64%
of home value · Oregon 0.81%
Typical home value
$332,500
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Culver's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofculver.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Culver →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Culver

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

All of Culver'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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