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Belmont, OH town hall & government

Belmont spent $787,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,834 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Belmont's money goes

Spent
$787,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,834
typical Ohio cities: $1,450
Long-term debt
$824,000
$1,921 per resident
Fire
$188,00024%
Roads & transportation
$179,00023%
Sewer & trash
$150,00019%
Water & other utilities
$117,00015%
Police
$35,0004%
Administration & buildings
$26,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$13,0002%
Parks & libraries
$11,0001%
Other
$68,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 43%
  • Fees & charges 23%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From the state 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Belmont

Full-time staff
1
16 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$43,600
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time11 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time1 part
Police
0 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
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

Union Local School District

Belmont's K–12 school district, shared with Bethesda, Flushing, Holloway, Morristown, Union and Goshen. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,909
Ohio: $16,610
Students
1,334
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$163,000
at year end

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

  • Local 47%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $14,909 per pupil, $9,501 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 Belmont pay

Typical tax bill
$860
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
0.86%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$99,600
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 Belmont's government

Town hall & decisions in Belmont →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Belmont

Belmont is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Michael A. Rulli. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Belmont'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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