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Cygnet, OH town hall & government

Cygnet spent $567,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $912 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cygnet's money goes

Spent
$567,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$912
typical Ohio cities: $1,450
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$345,00061%
Administration & buildings
$71,00013%
Fire
$25,0004%
Roads & transportation
$15,0003%
Parks & libraries
$11,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$10,0002%
Sewer & trash
$2,000<1%
Other
$88,00016%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 66%
  • Income taxes 14%
  • Sales taxes 6%
  • Fees & charges 5%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • Property taxes 2%
  • From the state 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Cygnet

Full-time staff
2
14 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$11,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time13 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 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.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Elmwood Local School District

Cygnet's K–12 school district, shared with Bloomdale, Jerry City, Wayne, West Millgrove, Bairdstown and Portage. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,890
Ohio: $16,610
Students
1,159
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$830,000
at year end

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

  • Local 53%
  • State 43%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $15,890 per pupil, $9,972 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 Cygnet pay

Typical tax bill
$1,304
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.14%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$114,300
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

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Cygnet

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

All of Cygnet'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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