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Brimfield, OH town hall & government

Brimfield spent $6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $584 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Brimfield's money goes

Spent
$6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$584
typical Ohio towns: $205
Long-term debt
$1.4 million
$135 per resident
Fire
$1.6 million27%
Police
$1.6 million26%
Administration & buildings
$1.1 million18%
Roads & transportation
$628,00010%
Interest on debt
$65,0001%
Parks & libraries
$23,000<1%
Sewer & trash
$6,000<1%
Other
$1 million17%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 59%
  • Income taxes 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • Sales taxes 6%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • From the state 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Fees & charges <1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Brimfield collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce

Who works for Brimfield

Full-time staff
54
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$67,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
16
and 17 full-time firefighters
Fire
17 full-time
Police
16 full-time
Administration & buildings
15 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 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

Field Local School District

Brimfield's K–12 school district, shared with Suffield. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,134
Ohio: $16,610
Students
1,915
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$14 million
at year end

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

  • Local 66%
  • State 25%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $13,134 per pupil, $7,551 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 Brimfield pay

Typical tax bill
$3,086
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.31%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$234,800
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.

Local

Contact Brimfield's government

🏛️ Official websitebrimfieldohio.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Brimfield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Brimfield

Brimfield is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative David P. Joyce. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Brimfield'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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