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How Prescott is run

Prescott spent $26,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $413 per resident.

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City budget
$26,000
spent, year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$413
Below typical Oregon cities ($1,606)
Long-term debt
None
at year end
Typical tax bill
$2,636
a year · OR $3,876

What stands out about how Prescott is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Your share of the budget

About $413 per resident a year, or $1.13 a day

The biggest line: water & other utilities, at 38% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Utility sales 28%Interest, fines & other 25%Property taxes 24%From the state 12%From the federal government 10%
Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $2,636 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.83% of the home’s value, vs 0.81% across Oregon.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Oregon$3,876
Prescott$2,636
$2,636
typical bill a year
0.83%
effective rate
$316,700
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Prescott’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

The school district

Rainier School District 13

Prescott’s K–12 school district, shared with Rainier. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Prescott →
$19,239
per pupil · OR $17,749
790
students
$2.6 million
long-term debt

Of the $19,239 per pupil, $10,257 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 36%State 50%Federal 13%

Oregon districts overall: 38% local, 52% state, 10% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Prescott

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Prescott yet. Neighbors can add them.

Who represents Prescott

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Prescott.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Oregon HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Oregon SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Oregon

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Prescott’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →

Questions about how Prescott is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Does Prescott get good value for its tax dollars?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Ask neighbors

Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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