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Tigard, OR town hall & government

Tigard spent $138.8 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,489 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Tigard's money goes

Spent
$138.8 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,489
typical Oregon cities: $2,501
Long-term debt
$133.4 million
$2,393 per resident
Administration & buildings
$42.6 million31%
Water & other utilities
$35.4 million26%
Police
$18.3 million13%
Parks & libraries
$14.9 million11%
Roads & transportation
$10.1 million7%
Sewer & trash
$7.8 million6%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3.1 million2%
Housing & development
$679,000<1%
Interest on debt
$567,000<1%
Other
$5.2 million4%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 22%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • Property taxes 20%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • Sales taxes 7%
  • From the state 7%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Tigard

Full-time staff
304
63 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$106,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
69
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
88 full-time13 part
Police
86 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
42 full-time46 part
Sewer & trash
17 full-time
Water & other utilities
14 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
8 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
8 full-time
Other
41 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J

Tigard's K–12 school district, shared with Durham, King City and Tualatin. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,015
Oregon: $17,749
Students
11,593
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$281.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 52%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $18,015 per pupil, $10,774 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.

Also serving Tigard: Beaverton School District 48J ($16,640 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Tigard pay

Typical tax bill
$5,397
a year · Oregon typical $3,876
Effective rate
0.88%
of home value · Oregon 0.81%
Typical home value
$610,500
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 Tigard's government

🏛️ Official websitetigard-or.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Tigard →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Tigard

Tigard is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Representatives Andrea Salinas and Suzanne Bonamici. Tina Kotek is governor.

All of Tigard'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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