Town Hall · Bedford

Bedford, OH town hall & government

Bedford spent $32.7 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $2,529 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bedford's money goes

Spent
$32.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$2,529
typical Ohio cities: $2,250
Long-term debt
$5 million
$387 per resident
Police
$6 million18%
Fire
$4.3 million13%
Roads & transportation
$4 million12%
Water & other utilities
$3.8 million12%
Administration & buildings
$3.3 million10%
Sewer & trash
$2.8 million8%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2.5 million8%
Parks & libraries
$1.2 million4%
Housing & development
$400,0001%
Interest on debt
$217,0001%
Health & welfare
$95,000<1%
Other
$4.1 million13%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 36%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Property taxes 15%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • From other local governments 8%
  • From the state 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Bedford

Full-time staff
163
56 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$81,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
36
and 31 full-time firefighters
Police
41 full-time15 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
31 full-time17 part
Fire
32 full-time
Roads & transportation
21 full-time
Administration & buildings
9 full-time8 part
Parks & libraries
6 full-time9 part
Sewer & trash
10 full-time
Water & other utilities
6 full-time
Housing & development
1 full-time
Other
6 full-time7 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Bedford City School District

Bedford's K–12 school district, shared with Oakwood, Walton Hills and Bedford Heights. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$24,790
Ohio: $16,610
Students
2,847
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 64%
  • State 20%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $24,790 per pupil, $12,857 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 Bedford pay

Typical tax bill
$2,678
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.98%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$135,200
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 Bedford's government

🏛️ Official websitebedfordoh.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Bedford →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bedford

Bedford is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Shontel M. Brown. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Bedford'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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