How Brown is run
Brown spent $598,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $283 per resident. (A Census Bureau estimate.)
What stands out about how Brown is run
Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.
About $283 per resident a year, or $0.78 a day
The biggest line: fire, at 58% of spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Brown didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
Danville Local School District
Brown’s K–12 school district, shared with Brinkhaven, Danville, Jefferson, Union. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,630 per pupil, $8,633 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Ohio districts overall: 53% local, 35% state, 12% federal.
Loudonville-Perrysville Exempted Village School District · $19,107 per pupil
Mount Vernon City School District · $14,257 per pupil
Clear Fork Valley Local School District · $13,837 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Who’s in charge in Brown
Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Brown yet. Neighbors can add them.
One full-time town employee for every 1,057 residents
On the payroll in March 2022 (a Census Bureau estimate).
By department full-time, plus part-time
Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
The typical homeowner pays $2,825 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.12% of the home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Brown’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
How Brown’s budget compares
Brown ranks 3rd lowest of 4 for spending per resident. Towns that run their own schools spend more. Tap a town to see its Town Hall.
| Town | Spent per resident | Debt per resident | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard | $145 | $1 | $3,293 |
| Pike | $197 | — | $3,466 |
| Brown | $283 | — | $2,825 |
| Jefferson | $333 | $31 | $2,146 |
| Apple Valley | — | — | $3,369 |
The town government’s own spending in its newest year (often a Census Bureau estimate). — = no figures.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Brown.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Ohio HouseState representatives
- 3Ohio SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Ohio
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Brown’s government
Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.
Questions about how Brown is run?
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Brown, mostly the Bureau’s estimates). School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.