Town Hall · Aberdeen

Aberdeen, OH town hall & government

Aberdeen spent $1.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $827 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Aberdeen's government.

Town budget

Where Aberdeen's money goes

Spent
$1.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$827
typical Ohio cities: $1,450
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Sewer & trash
$781,00059%
Police
$298,00022%
Administration & buildings
$193,00015%
Roads & transportation
$52,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$6,000<1%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 40%
  • From the state 26%
  • Sales taxes 9%
  • Income taxes 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Aberdeen

Full-time staff
5
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$42,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time8 part
Police
4 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time3 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Local School District

Aberdeen's K–12 school district, shared with Higginsport, Ripley, Union, Huntington and Lewis. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,597
Ohio: $16,610
Students
722
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$217,000
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Ohio districts overall: 53% local, 35% state, 12% federal

  • Local 26%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $17,597 per pupil, $9,730 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Aberdeen pay

Typical tax bill
$1,420
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
0.83%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$171,400
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Aberdeen's government

🏛️ Official websitevillageofaberdeen.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Aberdeen →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Aberdeen

Aberdeen is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative David J. Taylor. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Aberdeen's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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