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Cumberland, OH town hall & government

Cumberland spent $220,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $636 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cumberland's money goes

Spent
$220,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$636
typical Ohio cities: $1,450
Long-term debt
$1.5 million
$4,434 per resident
Water & other utilities
$79,00036%
Administration & buildings
$42,00019%
Sewer & trash
$42,00019%
Roads & transportation
$18,0008%
Fire
$13,0006%
Parks & libraries
$3,0001%
Other
$23,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 43%
  • From the state 18%
  • Interest, fines & other 14%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Cumberland

Full-time staff
1
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$9,600
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 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

Rolling Hills Local School District

Cumberland's K–12 school district, shared with Byesville, Jackson, Lore City, Pleasant City, Senecaville and Spencer. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,850
Ohio: $16,610
Students
1,469
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$30.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $14,850 per pupil, $9,399 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 Cumberland pay

Typical tax bill
$822
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
0.99%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$82,800
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 Cumberland's government

Town hall & decisions in Cumberland →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cumberland

Cumberland is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Troy Balderson. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Cumberland'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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