Town Hall · Warrenton

Warrenton, OR town hall & government

Warrenton spent $17.6 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,773 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Warrenton's money goes

Spent
$17.6 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,773
typical Oregon cities: $2,501
Long-term debt
$6.5 million
$1,017 per resident
Sewer & trash
$4.4 million25%
Water & other utilities
$3 million17%
Police
$2.4 million14%
Parks & libraries
$1.7 million10%
Fire
$1.1 million6%
Interest on debt
$319,0002%
Administration & buildings
$286,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$155,0001%
Other
$4.3 million24%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 30%
  • Utility sales 20%
  • Property taxes 14%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • Sales taxes 11%
  • From the state 7%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Warrenton

Full-time staff
49
24 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$64,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
and 3 full-time firefighters
Administration & buildings
7 full-time6 part
Fire
3 full-time14 part
Police
10 full-time
Parks & libraries
8 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
6 full-time
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Other
9 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

Warrenton-Hammond School District 30

Warrenton's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,691
Oregon: $17,749
Students
974
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$36.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 44%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $16,691 per pupil, $9,937 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 Warrenton pay

Typical tax bill
$2,261
a year · Oregon typical $3,876
Effective rate
0.54%
of home value · Oregon 0.81%
Typical home value
$415,800
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 Warrenton's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.warrenton.or.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Warrenton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Warrenton

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

All of Warrenton'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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