Town Hall · Monroe

Monroe, OR town hall & government

Monroe spent $485,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $738 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Monroe's money goes

Spent
$485,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$738
typical Oregon cities: $1,606
Long-term debt
$128,000
$195 per resident
Administration & buildings
$185,00038%
Roads & transportation
$148,00031%
Water & other utilities
$98,00020%
Police
$27,0006%
Parks & libraries
$16,0003%
Sewer & trash
$5,0001%
Interest on debt
$5,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 35%
  • Property taxes 21%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • From other local governments 13%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From the state 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Monroe

Full-time staff
5
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$56,700
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
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

Monroe School District 1J

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

Spending per pupil
$18,021
Oregon: $17,749
Students
382
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 31%
  • State 64%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $18,021 per pupil, $9,152 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 Monroe pay

Typical tax bill
$2,952
a year · Oregon typical $3,876
Effective rate
0.85%
of home value · Oregon 0.81%
Typical home value
$348,700
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Monroe's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.monroe.or.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Monroe →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Monroe

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

All of Monroe'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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