Town Hall · Carroll

Carroll, OH town hall & government

Carroll spent $2.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,005 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Carroll's money goes

Spent
$2.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,005
typical Ohio towns: $205
Long-term debt
$65,000
$31 per resident
Police
$189,0009%
Administration & buildings
$160,0008%
Fire
$83,0004%
Roads & transportation
$57,0003%
Interest on debt
$4,000<1%
Other
$1.6 million76%

Where the money comes from

  • Other taxes & licenses 44%
  • Property taxes 39%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • From the state 4%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Carroll

Full-time staff
6
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$53,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
3 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Fire
0 full-time5 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 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

Benton-Carroll-Salem Local School District

Carroll's K–12 school district, shared with Benton, Oak Harbor, Rocky Ridge and Salem. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,817
Ohio: $16,610
Students
1,336
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 58%
  • State 35%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $15,817 per pupil, $8,900 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 Carroll pay

Typical tax bill
$2,372
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.15%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$205,600
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 Carroll's government

🏛️ Official websitecarrolltownship.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Carroll →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Carroll

Carroll is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Marcy Kaptur. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Carroll'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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