Photo: Ian Poellet · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Gold Hill run?
Gold Hill’s city government spent $1.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $974 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Gold Hill didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Gold Hill is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $974 per resident a year, or $2.67 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 41%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Gold Hill 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 Gold Hill yet
Every year of Gold Hill’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city 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 $1,804 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.53% of the home’s value, vs 0.81% across Oregon.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Gold Hill’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 Gold Hill’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Gold Hill →
Who’s in charge in Gold Hill
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Gold Hill’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on ci.goldhill.or.us ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 324 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 2022 finance file (1,297).
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.
Central Point School District 6
Gold Hill’s K–12 school district, shared with Central Point. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,750 per pupil, $8,753 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.
Oregon districts overall: 38% local, 52% state, 10% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Gold Hill’s votes are counted by county
Oregon reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Gold Hill alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Jackson County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican51.6%61,743 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat45.2%54,065 votesOthers: 3.1% (3,764 votes).
Most votes in Jackson County: Donald J Trump
Oregon: Harris 55.3%, Trump 41.0%
100% of Gold Hill lies in Jackson County. Every 2024 race in Jackson County is on the county’s page.
Jackson 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 Gold Hill.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: ci.goldhill.or.us ↗
- 2Oregon HouseState representatives
- 3Oregon SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Oregon
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Gold Hill’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Gold Hill’s government
How much does Gold Hill spend per resident?
About $974 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Gold Hill didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $2.1 million.
What is the property tax rate in Gold Hill?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,804 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.53% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.81% across Oregon. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see ci.goldhill.or.us.
Who runs Gold Hill’s government?
See ci.goldhill.or.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Gold Hill yet.
How did Gold Hill vote in 2024?
Oregon counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Gold Hill alone. Jackson County, where 100% of Gold Hill lies, voted Trump 51.6%, Harris 45.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Gold Hill?
4 full-time and 0 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $16,399 (about $196,788 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Gold Hill in the state legislature?
State Senate District 2 (Noah Robinson) and State House District 4 (Alek Skarlatos). The House district also covers five other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Gold Hill’s 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 (for Gold Hill, 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 →