Daniel Knight Warren House · Photo: Ian Poellet · CC BY-SA 3.0Warrenton spent more per resident in 2022 than 86% of similar cities
Warrenton’s city government spent $11 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,726 per resident. Water and other utilities ($2.3 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Warrenton is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,457 per resident in 2022: more than 86% of them
Warrenton’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,457 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 35 Oregon cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $991, and the middle half spent $701–$1,263. Warrenton spent more than 86% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($3 million), 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 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Warrenton itself left out).
About $1,726 per resident a year, or $4.73 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 34%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 31% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Warrenton reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,457 · 2023: $1,569 · 2024: $1,726. Per resident it went from $1,457 to $1,726 (up 18%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 5,739 to 6,357.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $2,261 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.54% 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 Warrenton’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.
Tax bills are one input to Warrenton’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Warrenton →
Who’s in charge in Warrenton
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Warrenton’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on ci.warrenton.or.us ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 130 residents
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 (6,357).
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.
Warrenton-Hammond School District 30
Warrenton’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,691 per pupil, $9,937 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.
Warrenton’s votes are counted by county
Oregon reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Warrenton alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Clatsop County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat53.8%12,533 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican42.6%9,913 votesOthers: 3.6% (844 votes).
Most votes in Clatsop County: Kamala D Harris
Oregon: Harris 55.3%, Trump 41.0%
100% of Warrenton lies in Clatsop County. Every 2024 race in Clatsop County is on the county’s page.
Clatsop 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 Warrenton.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: ci.warrenton.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 Warrenton’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Warrenton’s government
How much does Warrenton spend per resident?
About $1,726 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,457 was more than 86% of 35 Oregon cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Warrenton?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,261 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.54% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.81% across Oregon. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see ci.warrenton.or.us.
Who runs Warrenton’s government?
See ci.warrenton.or.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Warrenton yet.
How did Warrenton vote in 2024?
Oregon counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Warrenton alone. Clatsop County, where 100% of Warrenton lies, voted Harris 53.8%, Trump 42.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Warrenton?
49 full-time and 24 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $275,438 (about $3.3M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Warrenton in the state legislature?
State Senate District 16 (Suzanne Weber) and State House District 32 (Cyrus Javadi). The House district also covers 12 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 →