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How Claibourne is run

Claibourne spent $435,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $108 per resident. (A Census Bureau estimate.)

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Town budget
$435,000
spent, year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$108
Below typical Ohio towns ($205)
Long-term debt
None
at year end
Town staff
5
full-time
Typical tax bill
$2,423
a year · OH $2,822

What stands out about how Claibourne is run

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

★ What stands out · Your share of the budget

About $108 per resident a year, or $0.30 a day

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

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 70%Other taxes & licenses 20%Interest, fines & other 7%From the state 3%
An estimate

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

The school district

North Union Local School District

Claibourne’s K–12 school district, shared with Jackson, Magnetic Springs, Richwood, Washington, Leesburg and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Claibourne →
$15,798
per pupil · OH $16,610
1,388
students
$2.3 million
long-term debt

Of the $15,798 per pupil, $8,891 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 51%State 42%Federal 7%

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 Claibourne

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

Who works for Claibourne

One full-time town employee for every 808 residents

On the payroll in March 2022.

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings4
Other1
5
full-time
0
part-time
$35,800
average full-time pay, before benefits

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

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $2,423 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.15% of the home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Thompson$3,797
York$3,535
Jackson$3,117
Ohio$2,822
Leesburg$2,511
Claibourne$2,423
Prospect$2,197
$2,423
typical bill a year
1.15%
effective rate
$210,100
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

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

Next door

How Claibourne’s budget compares

Claibourne ranks 2nd lowest of 6 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
York$87—$3,535
Claibourne$108—$2,423
Prospect$116—$2,197
Leesburg$140$40$2,511
Thompson$159—$3,797
Jackson$179—$3,117

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

Who represents Claibourne

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Claibourne.

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 Claibourne’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 Claibourne is run?

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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 Claibourne, 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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