Photo: Visitor7 · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Lowell run?
Lowell’s city government spent $753,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $629 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Lowell didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Lowell is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $629 per resident a year, or $1.72 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 47%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Lowell 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 Lowell yet
Every year of Lowell’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 $2,579 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.63% 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 Lowell’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 Lowell’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Lowell →
Who’s in charge in Lowell
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Lowell’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on ci.lowell.or.us ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 239 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (1,197).
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.
Lowell School District 71
Lowell’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $7,775 per pupil, $3,331 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.
Lowell’s votes are counted by county
Oregon reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Lowell alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Lane County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat59.5%125,775 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican36.6%77,376 votesOthers: 3.8% (8,134 votes).
Most votes in Lane County: Kamala D Harris
Oregon: Harris 55.3%, Trump 41.0%
100% of Lowell lies in Lane County. Every 2024 race in Lane County is on the county’s page.
Lane 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 Lowell.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: ci.lowell.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 Lowell’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Lowell’s government
How much does Lowell spend per resident?
About $629 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Lowell didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $1.2 million.
What is the property tax rate in Lowell?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,579 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.63% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.81% across Oregon. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see ci.lowell.or.us.
Who runs Lowell’s government?
See ci.lowell.or.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Lowell yet.
How did Lowell vote in 2024?
Oregon counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Lowell alone. Lane County, where 100% of Lowell lies, voted Harris 59.5%, Trump 36.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Lowell?
5 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $20,873 (about $250,476 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Lowell in the state legislature?
State Senate District 6 (Cedric Hayden) and State House District 12 (Darin Harbick). The House district also covers seven other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Lowell’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 Lowell, 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 →