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How Buckskin Township is run

Buckskin Township spent $365,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $173 per resident. (A Census Bureau estimate.)

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Town budget
$365,000
spent, year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$173
Below typical Ohio towns ($205)
Long-term debt
None
at year end
Town staff
0
full-time · 9 part-time
Typical tax bill
$2,404
a year · OH $2,822

What stands out about how Buckskin Township is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · The school district

Greenfield Exempted Village School District

Buckskin Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Greenfield, Madison Township, South Salem, Paint Township, Paint Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Buckskin Township →
$16,019
per pupil · OH $16,610
1,905
students
$1.4 million
long-term debt

Of the $16,019 per pupil, $10,205 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 28%State 49%Federal 23%

Ohio districts overall: 53% local, 35% state, 12% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Buckskin Township

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Buckskin Township yet. Neighbors can add them.

Your share of the budget

About $173 per resident a year, or $0.47 a day

The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 59% of spending.

Where the money comes from
From the state 60%Property taxes 32%Interest, fines & other 6%Other taxes & licenses 1%
An estimate

Buckskin Township didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.

Who works for Buckskin Township

0 full-time staff

On the payroll in March 2022 (a Census Bureau estimate).

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings0 + 8 pt
Roads & transportation0 + 1 pt
0
full-time
9
part-time

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $2,404 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.17% of the home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Ohio$2,822
Buckskin Township$2,404
Wayne Township$2,044
Concord Township$1,821
Paint Township$1,750
Twin Township$1,735
Madison Township$1,370
Perry Township$1,297
Greenfield$1,035
$2,404
typical bill a year
1.17%
effective rate
$206,100
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Buckskin Township’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.

Next door

How Buckskin Township’s budget compares

Buckskin Township ranks 5th lowest of 7 for spending per resident. Towns that run their own schools spend more. Tap a town to see its Town Hall.

Spends the leastSpends the mostNo figures
TownSpent per residentDebt per residentTax bill
Perry Township——$1,297
Madison Township$37—$1,370
Wayne Township$46—$2,044
Concord Township$77$41$1,821
Twin Township$87—$1,735
Buckskin Township$173—$2,404
Paint Township$205—$1,750
Greenfield$1,481—$1,035

The town government’s own spending in its newest year (often a Census Bureau estimate). — = no figures.

Who represents Buckskin Township

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Buckskin Township.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Ohio HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Ohio SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Ohio

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Buckskin Township’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.

The Handbook →

Questions about how Buckskin Township is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Does Buckskin Township get good value for its tax dollars?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Ask neighbors

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 Buckskin Township, 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.

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