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Gladstone, OR town hall & government

Gladstone spent $21.3 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,779 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Gladstone's money goes

Spent
$21.3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,779
typical Oregon cities: $2,501
Long-term debt
$8.5 million
$712 per resident
Administration & buildings
$6.1 million29%
Police
$3.7 million17%
Paid to other governments
$2.8 million13%
Fire
$2.2 million11%
Sewer & trash
$2.1 million10%
Roads & transportation
$1.6 million7%
Parks & libraries
$752,0004%
Water & other utilities
$730,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$385,0002%
Interest on debt
$247,0001%
Other
$599,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 32%
  • Fees & charges 24%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • From the state 7%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Gladstone

Full-time staff
45
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$100,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
15
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
18 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
9 full-time
Water & other utilities
4 full-time
Health & welfare
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Housing & development
0 full-time1 part
Other
3 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Gladstone School District 115

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

Spending per pupil
$18,267
Oregon: $17,749
Students
1,609
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$24.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 36%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $18,267 per pupil, $9,921 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.

Also serving Gladstone: Oregon City School District 62 ($14,124 per pupil) · North Clackamas School District 12 ($15,887 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Gladstone pay

Typical tax bill
$4,813
a year · Oregon typical $3,876
Effective rate
1.00%
of home value · Oregon 0.81%
Typical home value
$480,700
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 Gladstone's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.gladstone.or.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Gladstone →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Gladstone

Gladstone is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Representative Janelle S. Bynum. Tina Kotek is governor.

All of Gladstone'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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