Town Hall · Tangent

Tangent, OR town hall & government

Tangent spent $802,000 in the year to June 30, 2023, about $646 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Tangent's money goes

Spent
$802,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$646
typical Oregon cities: $2,515
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$355,00044%
Sewer & trash
$301,00038%
Roads & transportation
$89,00011%
Parks & libraries
$31,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$18,0002%
Other
$8,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 37%
  • From the state 23%
  • Sales taxes 19%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 10%
Town workforce

Who works for Tangent

Full-time staff
2
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$74,500
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
2 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

Greater Albany School District 8J

Tangent's K–12 school district, shared with Albany and Millersburg. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,553
Oregon: $17,749
Students
8,946
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$128 million
at year end

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

  • Local 36%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $15,553 per pupil, $8,969 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 Tangent pay

Typical tax bill
$3,370
a year · Oregon typical $3,876
Effective rate
0.89%
of home value · Oregon 0.81%
Typical home value
$377,300
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Tangent's government

🏛️ Official websitecityoftangent.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Tangent →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Tangent

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

All of Tangent'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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