Town Hall · Halsey

Halsey, OR town hall & government

Halsey spent $1.1 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,073 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Halsey's money goes

Spent
$1.1 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,073
typical Oregon cities: $1,606
Long-term debt
$672,000
$671 per resident
Administration & buildings
$483,00045%
Water & other utilities
$237,00022%
Sewer & trash
$162,00015%
Roads & transportation
$153,00014%
Parks & libraries
$35,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$4,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 32%
  • From the state 28%
  • Fees & charges 22%
  • Utility sales 18%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Halsey

Full-time staff
4
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$59,600
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
2 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 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

Central Linn School District 552

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

Spending per pupil
$19,708
Oregon: $17,749
Students
544
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 42%
  • State 35%
  • Federal 24%

Of the $19,708 per pupil, $10,149 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 Halsey pay

Typical tax bill
$2,503
a year · Oregon typical $3,876
Effective rate
0.76%
of home value · Oregon 0.81%
Typical home value
$330,300
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 Halsey's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofhalsey.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Halsey →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Halsey

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

All of Halsey'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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