Photo: JB Lamb · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Verdigris run?
Verdigris’ town government spent $236,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $41 per resident.
About $41 per resident a year, or $0.11 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 26%.
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No comparison or trend for Verdigris yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Verdigris’ 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2024 only (2022 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $1,942 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.85% 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 Verdigris’ 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 Verdigris’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Verdigris →
Who’s in charge in Verdigris
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 712 residents, not counting hospital, health & welfare staff
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (5,692).
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.
Verdigris Public Schools
Verdigris’ K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $10,614 per pupil, $6,496 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.
Claremore Public Schools · $11,378 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Verdigris’ votes are counted by county
Oklahoma reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Verdigris alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Rogers County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican76.6%35,942 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat21.6%10,146 votesOthers: 1.7% (814 votes).
Most votes in Rogers County: Donald J Trump
Oklahoma: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.9%
100% of Verdigris lies in Rogers County. Every 2024 race in Rogers County is on the county’s page.
Rogers 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 Verdigris.
- 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.
How Verdigris compares with the towns next door
Verdigris’ 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $1,367 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Claremore | $1,367 | $1,471 |
| Verdigris | estimate | $1,942 |
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 Verdigris’ government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Verdigris’ government
How much does Verdigris spend per resident?
About $41 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Verdigris?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,942 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.85% 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 Verdigris’ government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Verdigris yet.
How did Verdigris vote in 2024?
Oklahoma counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Verdigris alone. Rogers County, where 100% of Verdigris lies, voted Trump 76.6%, Harris 21.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Verdigris?
8 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2022 (plus 0 full-time hospital, health & welfare staff), with a March payroll of $35,838 (about $430,056 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Verdigris in the state legislature?
State Senate District 2 (Ally Seifried) and State House District 23 (Derrick Hildebrant). The House district also covers four 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 →