Town Hall · Sublimity

Sublimity, OR town hall & government

Sublimity spent $1.7 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $611 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sublimity's money goes

Spent
$1.7 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$611
typical Oregon cities: $1,606
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Sewer & trash
$758,00045%
Water & other utilities
$366,00022%
Police
$201,00012%
Roads & transportation
$154,0009%
Administration & buildings
$145,0009%
Parks & libraries
$76,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 35%
  • Fees & charges 26%
  • Utility sales 15%
  • Sales taxes 9%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • From the state 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Sublimity

Full-time staff
5
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$34,900
a year, before benefits
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 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

North Santiam School District 29J

Sublimity's K–12 school district, shared with Lyons and Stayton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,481
Oregon: $17,749
Students
2,082
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$34.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 33%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $15,481 per pupil, $8,445 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 Sublimity pay

Typical tax bill
$3,225
a year · Oregon typical $3,876
Effective rate
0.67%
of home value · Oregon 0.81%
Typical home value
$480,800
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 Sublimity's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofsublimity.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Sublimity →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sublimity

Sublimity is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Representative Janelle S. Bynum. Tina Kotek is governor.

All of Sublimity'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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