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Bellbrook, OH town hall & government

Bellbrook spent $7.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $963 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Bellbrook's money goes

Spent
$7.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$963
typical Ohio cities: $1,450
Long-term debt
$730,000
$99 per resident
Water & other utilities
$2.3 million33%
Police
$2.1 million29%
Sewer & trash
$611,0009%
Roads & transportation
$585,0008%
Administration & buildings
$560,0008%
Fire
$305,0004%
Paid to other governments
$236,0003%
Interest on debt
$30,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$5,000<1%
Other
$393,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 40%
  • Utility sales 23%
  • From the state 19%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From other local governments 1%

Bellbrook didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Bellbrook

Full-time staff
32
22 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$80,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
11
and 7 full-time firefighters
Police
12 full-time2 part
Fire
7 full-time11 part
Roads & transportation
9 full-time
Administration & buildings
4 full-time9 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

Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Local School District

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

Spending per pupil
$12,756
Ohio: $16,610
Students
2,738
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$20.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 74%
  • State 21%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $12,756 per pupil, $7,771 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 Bellbrook pay

Typical tax bill
$4,894
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.85%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$264,300
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 Bellbrook's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofbellbrook.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Bellbrook →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bellbrook

Bellbrook is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Michael R. Turner. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Bellbrook'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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