Photo: Ichabod · CC BY-SA 3.0Oregon spent less per resident in 2022 than 66% of similar cities
Oregon’s city government spent $153,000 on day-to-day services in the year to October 31, 2022, about $208 per resident. Water and other utilities ($379,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Oregon is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$208 per resident in 2022: less than 66% of them
Oregon’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($208 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 356 Missouri cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $322, and the middle half spent $137–$618. Oregon spent less than 66% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Missouri cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Oregon itself left out).
About $208 per resident a year, or $0.57 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 50%.
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No trend yet
Oregon reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,048 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.86% of the home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Oregon’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Oregon’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Oregon →
Who’s in charge in Oregon
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 67 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (735).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
South Holt County R-I School District
Oregon’s K–12 school district, shared with Forest City. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,870 per pupil, $8,815 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Missouri districts overall: 54% local, 35% state, 11% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Oregon’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Oregon alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Holt County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican84.3%1,982 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat15.2%357 votesOthers: 0.6% (13 votes).
Most votes in Holt County: Donald J Trump
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of Oregon lies in Holt County. Every 2024 race in Holt County is on the county’s page.
Holt County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Oregon.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Missouri HouseState representatives
- 3Missouri SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Missouri
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Oregon’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Oregon’s government
How much does Oregon spend per resident?
About $208 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to October 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $208 was less than 66% of 356 Missouri cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Oregon?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,048 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.86% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Oregon’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Oregon yet.
How did Oregon vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Oregon alone. Holt County, where 100% of Oregon lies, voted Trump 84.3%, Harris 15.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Oregon?
11 full-time and 0 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $31,184 (about $374,208 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Oregon in the state legislature?
State Senate District 12 (Rusty Black) and State House District 1 (Jeff Farnan). The House district also covers 57 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →