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Ontario, OR town hall & government

Ontario spent $19.9 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $1,712 per resident.

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

Meetings

Coming up at Ontario's town hall

Recent meetings

Official listings from Ontario's agenda portal ↗, checked daily. Times are local. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check the portal before you go.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Ontario's money goes

Spent
$19.9 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$1,712
typical Oregon cities: $2,515
Long-term debt
$2.9 million
$250 per resident
Water & other utilities
$4.1 million21%
Sewer & trash
$3.9 million20%
Police
$3.4 million17%
Roads & transportation
$2.4 million12%
Parks & libraries
$2.1 million10%
Fire
$1.4 million7%
Administration & buildings
$1.2 million6%
Paid to other governments
$368,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$165,0001%
Interest on debt
$92,000<1%
Housing & development
$25,000<1%
Other
$762,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 21%
  • Utility sales 21%
  • Property taxes 20%
  • Sales taxes 17%
  • From the state 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%

Ontario didn't report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Ontario

Full-time staff
44
27 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$82,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
25
and 9 full-time firefighters
Police
28 full-time1 part
Fire
10 full-time19 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time6 part
Housing & development
1 full-time
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part
Other
1 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

Ontario School District 8

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

Spending per pupil
$18,176
Oregon: $17,749
Students
2,211
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$22.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 17%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 29%

Of the $18,176 per pupil, $9,794 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.

Which schools Ontario kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →

Property tax

What homeowners in Ontario pay

Typical tax bill
$1,814
a year · Oregon typical $3,876
Effective rate
0.77%
of home value · Oregon 0.81%
Typical home value
$236,300
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.

Local

Contact Ontario's government

🏛️ Official websiteontariooregon.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Ontario →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ontario

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

All of Ontario'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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