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Rainier, OR town hall & government

Rainier spent $5.1 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,506 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Rainier's money goes

Spent
$5.1 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,506
typical Oregon cities: $1,606
Long-term debt
$6.1 million
$3,031 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.8 million36%
Water & other utilities
$1.2 million23%
Police
$835,00016%
Roads & transportation
$485,00010%
Administration & buildings
$442,0009%
Interest on debt
$151,0003%
Parks & libraries
$113,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$55,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 36%
  • Fees & charges 25%
  • Utility sales 20%
  • From the state 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Sales taxes 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Rainier

Full-time staff
15
15 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$90,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Sewer & trash
6 full-time
Police
5 full-time
Administration & buildings
3 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time5 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time5 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time4 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
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

Rainier School District 13

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

Spending per pupil
$19,239
Oregon: $17,749
Students
790
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 36%
  • State 50%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $19,239 per pupil, $10,257 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 Rainier pay

Typical tax bill
$3,384
a year · Oregon typical $3,876
Effective rate
0.98%
of home value · Oregon 0.81%
Typical home value
$344,700
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 Rainier's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofrainier.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Rainier →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rainier

Rainier is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Representative Suzanne Bonamici. Tina Kotek is governor.

All of Rainier'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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