Town Hall · Custar

Custar, OH town hall & government

Custar spent $319,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,734 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Custar's money goes

Spent
$319,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,734
typical Ohio cities: $1,450
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$251,00079%
Roads & transportation
$28,0009%
Administration & buildings
$11,0003%
Paid to other governments
$8,0003%
Parks & libraries
$7,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2,0001%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Sewer & trash
$1,000<1%
Other
$10,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 82%
  • From other local governments 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • Sales taxes 4%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Custar

Full-time staff
0
15 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time5 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

Bowling Green City School District

Custar's K–12 school district, shared with Bowling Green, Liberty, Milton Center, Portage, Milton and Center. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,220
Ohio: $16,610
Students
2,553
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$87.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 74%
  • State 21%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $16,220 per pupil, $10,439 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 Custar pay

Typical tax bill
$1,262
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.35%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$93,300
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 Custar's government

Town hall & decisions in Custar →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Custar

Custar is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Robert E. Latta. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Custar'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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