Town Hall · Lakeview

Lakeview, OR town hall & government

Lakeview spent $5 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,014 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lakeview's money goes

Spent
$5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,014
typical Oregon cities: $2,501
Long-term debt
$2.3 million
$940 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.6 million32%
Fire
$920,00018%
Administration & buildings
$793,00016%
Sewer & trash
$701,00014%
Parks & libraries
$442,0009%
Roads & transportation
$202,0004%
Interest on debt
$94,0002%
Other
$263,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 28%
  • From the federal government 23%
  • Property taxes 21%
  • Utility sales 15%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • From the state 4%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Sales taxes 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Lakeview

Full-time staff
20
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$54,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
and 5 full-time firefighters
Administration & buildings
4 full-time4 part
Fire
5 full-time2 part
Police
4 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Lakeview School District 7

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

Spending per pupil
$20,766
Oregon: $17,749
Students
692
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 20%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 24%

Of the $20,766 per pupil, $10,887 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 Lakeview pay

Typical tax bill
$1,461
a year · Oregon typical $3,876
Effective rate
0.72%
of home value · Oregon 0.81%
Typical home value
$202,500
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 Lakeview's government

🏛️ Official websitelakevieworegon.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Lakeview →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lakeview

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

All of Lakeview'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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