Town Hall · Berkey

Berkey, OH town hall & government

Berkey spent $156,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $647 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Berkey's money goes

Spent
$156,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$647
typical Ohio cities: $1,450
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$47,00030%
Roads & transportation
$40,00026%
Administration & buildings
$27,00017%
Paid to other governments
$19,00012%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$8,0005%
Parks & libraries
$8,0005%
Other
$7,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 39%
  • Property taxes 22%
  • Sales taxes 20%
  • From the state 9%
  • From other local governments 9%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Berkey

Full-time staff
0
26 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time14 part
Police
0 full-time8 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time4 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Berkey didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Evergreen Local School District

Berkey's K–12 school district, shared with Amboy, Chesterfield, Lyons, Metamora, Richfield and Royalton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,607
Ohio: $16,610
Students
1,158
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 30%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $15,607 per pupil, $9,783 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 Berkey pay

Typical tax bill
$2,955
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.04%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$283,300
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Berkey's government

🏛️ Official websiteberkeyohio.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Berkey →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Berkey

Berkey is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Marcy Kaptur. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Berkey'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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