Photo: TulGuy · CC BY 4.0How is Sand Springs run?
Sand Springs’ city government spent $22.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,101 per resident. Water and other utilities ($6.9 million) and the airport ($559,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Sand Springs is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,101 per resident a year, or $3.02 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: fire, at 21%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$1,013 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Sand Springs’ day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,013 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 27 Oklahoma cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,026, and the middle half spent $820–$1,322. Sand Springs spent less than 63% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($4.4 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Oklahoma cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Sand Springs itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 9% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Sand Springs reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,013 · 2023: $1,120 · 2024: $1,101.
full-time in March 2025, up from 186 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,895 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.96% of the home’s value, vs 0.80% across Oklahoma.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Sand Springs’ 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.
Tax bills are one input to Sand Springs’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Sand Springs →
Who’s in charge in Sand Springs
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Sand Springs’ meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on sandspringsok.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 95 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (20,031).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Sand Springs Public Schools
Sand Springs’ K–12 school district, shared with Lotsee. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,253 per pupil, $5,941 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.
Oklahoma districts overall: 42% local, 45% state, 14% federal.
Berryhill Public Schools · $9,997 per pupil
Anderson Public School · $11,522 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Sand Springs’ votes are counted by county
Oklahoma reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Sand Springs alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Tulsa County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican56.5%145,241 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat41.3%106,105 votesOthers: 2.2% (5,593 votes).
Most votes in Tulsa County: Donald J Trump
Oklahoma: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.9%
98% of Sand Springs lies in Tulsa County; the rest in Osage County. Every 2024 race in Tulsa County is on the county’s page.
Tulsa 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 Sand Springs.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: sandspringsok.org ↗
- 2Oklahoma HouseSand Springs is split between 3 districts
- 3Oklahoma SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseSplit between districts
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Oklahoma
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Sand Springs compares with the towns next door
Sand Springs spent $1,013 per resident in 2022; the 4 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $568 to $1,433. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Sand Springs’ government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Sand Springs’ government
How much does Sand Springs spend per resident?
About $1,101 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,013 was less than 63% of 27 Oklahoma cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Sand Springs?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,895 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.96% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.80% across Oklahoma. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see sandspringsok.org.
Who runs Sand Springs’ government?
See sandspringsok.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Sand Springs yet.
How did Sand Springs vote in 2024?
Oklahoma counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Sand Springs alone. Tulsa County, where 98% of Sand Springs lies, voted Trump 56.5%, Harris 41.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Sand Springs?
211 full-time and 11 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $1.1M (about $13.1M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Sand Springs in the state legislature?
Sand Springs is split among 3 State House districts and 3 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Oklahoma Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Sand Springs’ government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 →