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Brookfield, OH town hall & government

Brookfield spent $3.2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $385 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Brookfield's money goes

Spent
$3.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$385
typical Ohio towns: $205
Long-term debt
$57,000
$7 per resident
Fire
$1 million32%
Police
$703,00022%
Roads & transportation
$423,00013%
Administration & buildings
$228,0007%
Paid to other governments
$61,0002%
Parks & libraries
$35,0001%
Interest on debt
$3,000<1%
Other
$724,00023%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 52%
  • From the state 12%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • From other local governments 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • From the federal government 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Brookfield

Full-time staff
25
21 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$43,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
and 7 full-time firefighters
Fire
7 full-time15 part
Police
9 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
5 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time2 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

Brookfield Local School District

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

Spending per pupil
$13,722
Ohio: $16,610
Students
971
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$10 million
at year end

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

  • Local 37%
  • State 50%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $13,722 per pupil, $7,618 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 Brookfield pay

Typical tax bill
$1,628
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.31%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$124,200
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 Brookfield's government

Town hall & decisions in Brookfield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Brookfield

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

All of Brookfield'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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