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Columbia, OH town hall & government

Columbia spent $2.9 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $631 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Columbia's money goes

Spent
$2.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$631
typical Ohio towns: $205
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Paid to other governments
$1.6 million54%
Sewer & trash
$655,00022%
Roads & transportation
$416,00014%
Administration & buildings
$273,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 71%
  • From other local governments 26%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Income taxes 1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Columbia collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Columbia

Full-time staff
13
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$86,900
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
5 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
8 full-time
Fire
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Columbia didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Cincinnati City School District

Columbia's K–12 school district, shared with Amberley, Golf Manor, Cincinnati, Cheviot and Silverton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,236
Ohio: $16,610
Students
34,860
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$314.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 52%
  • State 25%
  • Federal 23%

Of the $20,236 per pupil, $10,755 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.

Also serving Columbia: Mariemont City School District ($18,209 per pupil) · Indian Hill Exempted Village School District ($20,311 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Columbia pay

Typical tax bill
$5,333
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
2.04%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$261,700
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 Columbia's government

Town hall & decisions in Columbia →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Columbia

Columbia is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Greg Landsman. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Columbia'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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