Town Hall · Echo

Echo, OR town hall & government

Echo spent $1.4 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,950 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Echo's money goes

Spent
$1.4 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,950
typical Oregon cities: $1,606
Long-term debt
$363,000
$515 per resident
Sewer & trash
$796,00058%
Water & other utilities
$220,00016%
Paid to other governments
$104,0008%
Administration & buildings
$98,0007%
Police
$85,0006%
Roads & transportation
$59,0004%
Interest on debt
$8,0001%
Parks & libraries
$5,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 37%
  • Fees & charges 27%
  • From other local governments 11%
  • Utility sales 9%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Echo

Full-time staff
6
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$78,100
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
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

Echo School District 5

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

Spending per pupil
$16,313
Oregon: $17,749
Students
316
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 24%
  • State 70%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $16,313 per pupil, $9,987 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 Echo pay

Typical tax bill
$1,823
a year · Oregon typical $3,876
Effective rate
1.05%
of home value · Oregon 0.81%
Typical home value
$173,100
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 Echo's government

🏛️ Official websiteecho-oregon.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Echo →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Echo

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

All of Echo'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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