Wheeler, OR town hall & government
Wheeler spent $748,000 in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,748 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Wheeler's government.
Where Wheeler's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 42%
- Property taxes 22%
- From the federal government 13%
- Sales taxes 8%
- From the state 6%
- Interest, fines & other 5%
- Fees & charges 2%
- From other local governments 1%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
Who works for Wheeler
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Neah-Kah-Nie School District 56
Wheeler's K–12 school district, shared with Garibaldi, Manzanita, Nehalem, Rockaway Beach and Bay City. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Oregon districts overall: 38% local, 52% state, 10% federal
- Local 74%
- State 21%
- Federal 4%
Of the $26,299 per pupil, $14,361 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.
Which schools Wheeler kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Wheeler pay
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.
Contact Wheeler's government
Who represents Wheeler
Wheeler is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Representative Suzanne Bonamici. Tina Kotek is governor.
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.