Town Hall · Blue Rock

Blue Rock, OH town hall & government

Blue Rock spent $351,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $506 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Blue Rock's money goes

Spent
$351,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$506
typical Ohio towns: $205
Long-term debt
$62,000
$89 per resident
Roads & transportation
$240,00068%
Administration & buildings
$50,00014%
Fire
$34,00010%
Interest on debt
$2,0001%
Other
$25,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 44%
  • Sales taxes 35%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • From other local governments 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Blue Rock

Full-time staff
0
7 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time3 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

Franklin Local School District

Blue Rock's K–12 school district, shared with Brush Creek, Harrison, Meigs, Philo, Roseville and Salt Creek. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,689
Ohio: $16,610
Students
1,799
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 46%
  • State 43%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $15,689 per pupil, $9,681 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 Blue Rock pay

Typical tax bill
$1,274
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
0.63%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$202,000
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 Blue Rock's government

Town hall & decisions in Blue Rock →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Blue Rock

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

All of Blue Rock'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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