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Town Hall · Savanna

How is Savanna run?

Savanna’s town government spent $1.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,147 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Savanna didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

Day-to-day spending, 2024
$1.3M
year to June 30, 2024 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2024
$2,147
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
$2.2M
end of FY2024 · Census estimate
Town staff, 2022
18
full-time · 1 part-time · March payroll $59,688 · Census estimate
Typical tax bill
$442
0.43% of home value · OK 0.80%

What stands out about how Savanna is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

★ What stands out · Your share of the 2024 budget

About $2,147 per resident a year, or $5.88 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 54%.

Where the money comes from
Interest, fines & other 70%Sales taxes 17%Fees & charges 7%Utility sales 5%From the state 1%
An estimate

Savanna didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.

Not in the receipt.Building projects $1.1 million; interest on debt $28,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $2.8 million.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Savanna yet

Every year of Savanna’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.

How Town Hall compares budgets →
Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $442 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.43% of the home’s value, vs 0.80% across Oklahoma.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Oklahoma$1,599
Savanna$442
$442
typical bill a year
0.43%
effective rate
$103,300
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Savanna’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 Savanna’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Savanna →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Savanna

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

Check Savanna’s own website for current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Savanna yet.
Who works for Savanna

One full-time town employee for every 35 residents

On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (621).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022

Police9
Administration & buildings5 + 1 pt
Roads & transportation4
18
full-time
1
part-time
$59,688
payroll for March 2022
$716,256
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$39,700
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
8
sworn police officers
Estimates.Savanna didn’t report its staff figures; these are the Census Bureau’s estimates, so they aren’t compared with other towns.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

Savanna Public Schools

Savanna’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Savanna →
$14,973
per pupil · OK $12,210
332
students
$455,000
long-term debt

Of the $14,973 per pupil, $8,614 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 21%State 59%Federal 20%

Oklahoma districts overall: 42% local, 45% state, 14% federal.

Also serving Savanna

Frink-Chambers Public School · $10,990 per pupil

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Elections · 2024 general election

Savanna’s votes are counted by county

Oklahoma reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Savanna alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Pittsburg County’s results.

President · Pittsburg County’s results17,572 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican78.8%13,841 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat19.8%3,473 votes

Others: 1.5% (258 votes).

Most votes in Pittsburg County: Donald J Trump

Oklahoma: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.9%

The county’s page

100% of Savanna lies in Pittsburg County. Every 2024 race in Pittsburg County is on the county’s page.

Pittsburg County’s 2024 results →
DemocratRepublicanLibertarianIndependent / other

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.

Who represents Savanna

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Savanna.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Oklahoma HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Oklahoma SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Oklahoma

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Savanna’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Savanna’s government

How much does Savanna spend per resident?

About $2,147 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Savanna didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $2.8 million.

What is the property tax rate in Savanna?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $442 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.43% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.80% across Oklahoma. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.

Who runs Savanna’s government?

We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Savanna yet.

How did Savanna vote in 2024?

Oklahoma counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Savanna alone. Pittsburg County, where 100% of Savanna lies, voted Trump 78.8%, Harris 19.8% for president; its page has every race.

How many people work for Savanna?

18 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $59,688 (about $716,256 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.

Who represents Savanna in the state legislature?

State Senate District 7 (Warren Hamilton) and State House District 17 (Jim Grego). The House district also covers 14 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

Ask neighbors about Savanna’s government

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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 (for Savanna, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →