Town Hall · Berlin

Berlin, OH town hall & government

Berlin spent $328,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $189 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Berlin's money goes

Spent
$328,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$189
typical Ohio towns: $205
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$227,00069%
Administration & buildings
$67,00020%
Sewer & trash
$2,0001%
Other
$32,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 38%
  • Sales taxes 28%
  • From the federal government 19%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • Income taxes 5%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Berlin

Full-time staff
2
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$63,700
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Other
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

Fredericktown Local School District

Berlin's K–12 school district, shared with Fredericktown, Middlebury, Wayne and Morris. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,558
Ohio: $16,610
Students
1,155
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 40%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $12,558 per pupil, $8,011 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 Berlin pay

Typical tax bill
$2,400
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.03%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$233,500
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 Berlin's government

Town hall & decisions in Berlin →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Berlin

Berlin is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Troy Balderson. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Berlin'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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