Photo: Finetooth · CC BY-SA 3.0Wallowa spent more per resident in 2022 than 70% of similar cities
Wallowa’s city government spent $745,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $897 per resident. Water and other utilities ($78,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Wallowa is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$897 per resident in 2022: more than 70% of them
Wallowa’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($897 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 92 Oregon cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $694, and the middle half spent $446–$966. Wallowa spent more than 70% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($98,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Oregon cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Wallowa itself left out).
About $897 per resident a year, or $2.46 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 38%.
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No trend yet
Wallowa reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,351 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.40% 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 Wallowa’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 Wallowa’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Wallowa →
Who’s in charge in Wallowa
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 208 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 (831).
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.
Wallowa School District 12
Wallowa’s K–12 school district, shared with Lostine. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $28,359 per pupil, $11,519 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.
Wallowa’s votes are counted by county
Oregon reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Wallowa alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Wallowa County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican65.9%3,366 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat30.8%1,573 votesOthers: 3.3% (169 votes).
Most votes in Wallowa County: Donald J Trump
Oregon: Harris 55.3%, Trump 41.0%
100% of Wallowa lies in Wallowa County. Every 2024 race in Wallowa County is on the county’s page.
Wallowa 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 Wallowa.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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 Wallowa’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Wallowa’s government
How much does Wallowa spend per resident?
About $897 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $897 was more than 70% of 92 Oregon cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Wallowa?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,351 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.40% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.81% across Oregon. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Wallowa’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Wallowa yet.
How did Wallowa vote in 2024?
Oregon counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Wallowa alone. Wallowa County, where 100% of Wallowa lies, voted Trump 65.9%, Harris 30.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Wallowa?
4 full-time and 20 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $41,860 (about $502,320 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Wallowa in the state legislature?
State Senate District 29 (Todd Nash) and State House District 58 (Bobby Levy). The House district also covers 20 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 →