Town Hall · Westport

Westport, WA town hall & government

Westport spent $7.7 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $3,613 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Westport's money goes

Spent
$7.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$3,613
typical Washington cities: $1,978
Long-term debt
$7.7 million
$3,622 per resident
Sewer & trash
$2.5 million33%
Water & other utilities
$1.8 million24%
Police
$1.2 million15%
Roads & transportation
$568,0007%
Administration & buildings
$406,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$294,0004%
Interest on debt
$154,0002%
Parks & libraries
$103,0001%
Fire
$17,000<1%
Health & welfare
$2,000<1%
Other
$578,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 30%
  • Sales taxes 25%
  • Utility sales 15%
  • Other taxes & licenses 11%
  • From the state 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Westport

Full-time staff
27
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$83,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
9 full-time
Administration & buildings
5 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Water & other utilities
4 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Other
1 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

Ocosta School District

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

Spending per pupil
$21,541
Washington: $18,444
Students
590
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Washington districts overall: 27% local, 66% state, 8% federal

  • Local 30%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $21,541 per pupil, $12,068 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 Westport pay

Typical tax bill
$2,467
a year · Washington typical $4,556
Effective rate
1.25%
of home value · Washington 0.81%
Typical home value
$196,600
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 Westport's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.westport.wa.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Westport →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Westport

Westport is represented in Congress by Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell and Representative Emily Randall. Bob Ferguson is governor.

All of Westport'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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