Town Hall · Myrtle Point

Myrtle Point, OR town hall & government

Myrtle Point spent $4.4 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,699 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Myrtle Point's money goes

Spent
$4.4 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,699
typical Oregon cities: $1,606
Long-term debt
$10 million
$3,894 per resident
Health & welfare
$794,00018%
Sewer & trash
$483,00011%
Water & other utilities
$482,00011%
Police
$445,00010%
Interest on debt
$412,0009%
Parks & libraries
$186,0004%
Fire
$177,0004%
Administration & buildings
$148,0003%
Roads & transportation
$142,0003%
Paid to other governments
$91,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$9,000<1%
Other
$1 million23%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 31%
  • Property taxes 28%
  • Utility sales 14%
  • From the state 14%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Sales taxes 4%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Myrtle Point

Full-time staff
23
27 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$65,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Health & welfare
4 full-time14 part
Fire
1 full-time9 part
Police
5 full-time
Administration & buildings
4 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Other
5 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

Myrtle Point School District 41

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

Spending per pupil
$19,484
Oregon: $17,749
Students
546
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$945,000
at year end

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

  • Local 26%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $19,484 per pupil, $10,245 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 Myrtle Point pay

Typical tax bill
$1,978
a year · Oregon typical $3,876
Effective rate
0.78%
of home value · Oregon 0.81%
Typical home value
$252,900
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 Myrtle Point's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.myrtlepoint.or.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Myrtle Point →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Myrtle Point

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

All of Myrtle Point'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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