Town Hall · Tualatin

Tualatin, OR town hall & government

Tualatin spent $82.2 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,959 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Tualatin's money goes

Spent
$82.2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,959
typical Oregon cities: $2,501
Long-term debt
$17.8 million
$641 per resident
Administration & buildings
$22.7 million28%
Roads & transportation
$14.4 million17%
Police
$10.7 million13%
Paid to other governments
$10.5 million13%
Parks & libraries
$7.7 million9%
Water & other utilities
$4.9 million6%
Sewer & trash
$2.1 million3%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2.1 million3%
Interest on debt
$993,0001%
Other
$6.2 million8%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 27%
  • Property taxes 25%
  • Utility sales 14%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • From the state 9%
  • From other local governments 7%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%

Tualatin didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Tualatin

Full-time staff
154
34 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$98,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
38
full-time, with power of arrest
Parks & libraries
32 full-time32 part
Police
47 full-time
Administration & buildings
35 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
8 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
7 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
7 full-time
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Other
13 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

Tualatin's K–12 school district, shared with Durham, King City and Tigard. 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 Tualatin: Sherwood School District 88J ($15,041 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Tualatin pay

Typical tax bill
$5,856
a year · Oregon typical $3,876
Effective rate
0.93%
of home value · Oregon 0.81%
Typical home value
$628,200
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 Tualatin's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.tualatin.or.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Tualatin →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Tualatin

Tualatin is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Representative Andrea Salinas. Tina Kotek is governor.

All of Tualatin'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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