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.
Where Echo's money goes
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%
Who works for Echo
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Echo School District 5
Echo's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
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.
Which schools Echo kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Echo pay
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.
Contact Echo's government
Who represents Echo
Echo is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Representative Cliff Bentz. Tina Kotek is governor.
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.