Town Hall · Genoa

Genoa, OH town hall & government

Genoa spent $6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,674 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Genoa's money goes

Spent
$6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,674
typical Ohio cities: $1,450
Long-term debt
$3.7 million
$1,654 per resident
Water & other utilities
$3.1 million51%
Sewer & trash
$1.5 million26%
Roads & transportation
$421,0007%
Police
$401,0007%
Administration & buildings
$352,0006%
Parks & libraries
$104,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,000<1%
Other
$141,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 49%
  • From the state 21%
  • Income taxes 15%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Genoa

Full-time staff
21
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$51,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
9 full-time1 part
Police
4 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
4 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Other
1 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Genoa Area Local School District

Genoa's K–12 school district, shared with Clay Center, Allen and Clay. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,216
Ohio: $16,610
Students
1,313
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 52%
  • State 42%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $12,216 per pupil, $8,187 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 Genoa pay

Typical tax bill
$1,635
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.13%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$144,100
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 Genoa's government

Town hall & decisions in Genoa →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Genoa

Genoa is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Marcy Kaptur. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Genoa'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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