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Cortland, OH town hall & government

Cortland spent $6.9 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,019 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cortland's money goes

Spent
$6.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,019
typical Ohio cities: $1,450
Long-term debt
$4.5 million
$661 per resident
Police
$1.6 million24%
Fire
$1.6 million23%
Roads & transportation
$1 million15%
Sewer & trash
$973,00014%
Water & other utilities
$915,00013%
Administration & buildings
$610,0009%
Parks & libraries
$42,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$34,000<1%
Interest on debt
$22,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 44%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • From the state 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • Sales taxes 6%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Cortland

Full-time staff
35
25 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$63,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
11
and 10 full-time firefighters
Fire
10 full-time14 part
Police
11 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
5 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Lakeview Local School District

Cortland's K–12 school district, shared with Bazetta. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,007
Ohio: $16,610
Students
1,510
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$21.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 59%
  • State 38%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $12,007 per pupil, $7,362 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 Cortland: Mathews Local School District ($19,064 per pupil) · Maplewood Local School District ($17,061 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Cortland pay

Typical tax bill
$3,026
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.35%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$224,900
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 Cortland's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofcortland.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Cortland →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cortland

Cortland is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative David P. Joyce. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Cortland'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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