How is Silo run?
Silo’s town government spent $2,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $5 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Silo didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Silo is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $5 per resident a year, or $0.01 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 50%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Silo didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Silo yet
Every year of Silo’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $1,141 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.68% 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 Silo’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 Silo’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Silo →
Who’s in charge in Silo
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Silo Public Schools
Silo’s K–12 school district, shared with Mead. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,538 per pupil, $6,914 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.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Silo’s votes are counted by county
Oklahoma reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Silo alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Bryan County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican78.6%13,999 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat20.0%3,569 votesOthers: 1.4% (244 votes).
Most votes in Bryan County: Donald J Trump
Oklahoma: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.9%
100% of Silo lies in Bryan County. Every 2024 race in Bryan County is on the county’s page.
Bryan 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 Silo.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Oklahoma HouseState representatives
- 3Oklahoma SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Oklahoma
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Silo’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Silo’s government
How much does Silo spend per resident?
About $5 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Silo didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $4,000.
What is the property tax rate in Silo?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,141 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.68% 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 Silo’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Silo yet.
How did Silo vote in 2024?
Oklahoma counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Silo alone. Bryan County, where 100% of Silo lies, voted Trump 78.6%, Harris 20.0% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Silo in the state legislature?
State Senate District 6 (David Bullard) and State House District 21 (Cody Maynard). The House district also covers six 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 (for Silo, 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 →