Town Hall · Seaside

Seaside, OR town hall & government

Seaside spent $19.1 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,637 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Seaside's money goes

Spent
$19.1 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,637
typical Oregon cities: $2,501
Long-term debt
$26.6 million
$3,686 per resident
Police
$6.8 million36%
Fire
$2.6 million14%
Sewer & trash
$2.6 million14%
Administration & buildings
$2.2 million11%
Water & other utilities
$2 million10%
Parks & libraries
$1.1 million6%
Interest on debt
$888,0005%
Housing & development
$711,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$237,0001%
Roads & transportation
$21,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 30%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Interest, fines & other 14%
  • Utility sales 14%
  • From the state 13%
  • Sales taxes 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From the federal government 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Seaside

Full-time staff
55
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$105,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
15
and 4 full-time firefighters
Police
15 full-time
Parks & libraries
7 full-time5 part
Housing & development
8 full-time
Fire
4 full-time7 part
Administration & buildings
6 full-time
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Other
4 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Seaside didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Seaside School District 10

Seaside's K–12 school district, shared with Cannon Beach and Gearhart. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,204
Oregon: $17,749
Students
1,457
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$91.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 89%
  • State 8%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $15,204 per pupil, $8,346 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 Seaside pay

Typical tax bill
$3,352
a year · Oregon typical $3,876
Effective rate
0.73%
of home value · Oregon 0.81%
Typical home value
$459,500
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 Seaside's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofseaside.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Seaside →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Seaside

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

All of Seaside'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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