Town Hall · Bremen

Bremen, OH town hall & government

Bremen spent $672,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $458 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bremen's money goes

Spent
$672,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$458
typical Ohio cities: $1,450
Long-term debt
$1 million
$696 per resident
Sewer & trash
$380,00057%
Water & other utilities
$232,00035%
Interest on debt
$41,0006%
Parks & libraries
$19,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 33%
  • Income taxes 26%
  • Utility sales 20%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Bremen

Full-time staff
3
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$56,200
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Fairfield Union Local School District

Bremen's K–12 school district, shared with Pleasantville, Richland, Rush Creek, Rushville, West Rushville and Pleasant. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,263
Ohio: $16,610
Students
1,919
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$17.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 53%
  • State 38%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $14,263 per pupil, $8,439 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 Bremen pay

Typical tax bill
$1,841
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.11%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$166,400
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 Bremen's government

Town hall & decisions in Bremen →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bremen

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

All of Bremen'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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