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Enterprise, OR town hall & government

Enterprise spent $3.4 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,729 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Enterprise's money goes

Spent
$3.4 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,729
typical Oregon cities: $1,606
Long-term debt
$7.8 million
$3,934 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1 million29%
Sewer & trash
$757,00022%
Police
$519,00015%
Roads & transportation
$359,00010%
Administration & buildings
$237,0007%
Parks & libraries
$228,0007%
Interest on debt
$199,0006%
Fire
$84,0002%
Other
$64,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 29%
  • Utility sales 22%
  • Property taxes 22%
  • From the state 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Enterprise

Full-time staff
13
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$63,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
4 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Fire
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

Enterprise School District 21

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

Spending per pupil
$15,951
Oregon: $17,749
Students
428
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 27%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $15,951 per pupil, $10,136 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 Enterprise pay

Typical tax bill
$2,116
a year · Oregon typical $3,876
Effective rate
0.66%
of home value · Oregon 0.81%
Typical home value
$319,800
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 Enterprise's government

🏛️ Official websiteenterpriseoregon.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Enterprise →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Enterprise

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

All of Enterprise'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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