Town Hall · Gold Beach

Gold Beach, OR town hall & government

Gold Beach spent $16.5 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $7,043 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Gold Beach's money goes

Spent
$16.5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$7,043
typical Oregon cities: $1,606
Long-term debt
$10.7 million
$4,579 per resident
Sewer & trash
$12.7 million77%
Police
$933,0006%
Administration & buildings
$888,0005%
Water & other utilities
$766,0005%
Interest on debt
$305,0002%
Roads & transportation
$156,0001%
Fire
$144,0001%
Parks & libraries
$78,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$40,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$12,000<1%
Other
$463,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 22%
  • Utility sales 21%
  • From the state 19%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • Sales taxes 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From the federal government 1%

Gold Beach didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Gold Beach

Full-time staff
19
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$68,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
4 full-time6 part
Police
7 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time4 part
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Fire
0 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Gold Beach didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Central Curry School District 1

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

Spending per pupil
$20,334
Oregon: $17,749
Students
407
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$14.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 63%
  • State 29%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $20,334 per pupil, $10,612 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 Gold Beach pay

Typical tax bill
$1,673
a year · Oregon typical $3,876
Effective rate
0.45%
of home value · Oregon 0.81%
Typical home value
$372,400
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 Gold Beach's government

🏛️ Official websitegoldbeachoregon.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Gold Beach →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Gold Beach

Gold Beach is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Representative Val T. Hoyle. Tina Kotek is governor.

All of Gold Beach'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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