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Batavia, OH town hall & government

Batavia spent $3.5 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,861 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Batavia's money goes

Spent
$3.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$1,861
typical Ohio cities: $2,250
Long-term debt
$8.6 million
$4,517 per resident
Administration & buildings
$1.1 million32%
Police
$789,00022%
Roads & transportation
$650,00018%
Sewer & trash
$483,00014%
Interest on debt
$235,0007%
Water & other utilities
$230,0007%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$28,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 62%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • Utility sales 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • From the state 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Batavia

Full-time staff
13
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$51,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
7 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
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

Batavia Local School District

Batavia's K–12 school district, shared with Batavia. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,826
Ohio: $16,610
Students
2,392
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$27 million
at year end

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

  • Local 48%
  • State 41%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $12,826 per pupil, $9,110 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.

Also serving Batavia: Clermont Northeastern Local School District ($15,141 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Batavia pay

Typical tax bill
$2,140
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.04%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$205,800
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.

Local

Contact Batavia's government

🏛️ Official websitebataviavillage.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Batavia →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Batavia

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

All of Batavia'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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