Good Hope, OH town hall & government
Good Hope spent $428,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $319 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Good Hope's government.
Where Good Hope's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 86%
- Sales taxes 11%
- From other local governments 2%
- From the state 1%
Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Good Hope collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.
Who works for Good Hope
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Logan-Hocking Local School District
Good Hope's K–12 school district, shared with Benton, Green, Logan, Starr, Washington and Marion. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Ohio districts overall: 53% local, 35% state, 12% federal
- Local 44%
- State 40%
- Federal 16%
Of the $17,141 per pupil, $10,214 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 Good Hope: Berne Union Local School District ($17,325 per pupil).
Which schools Good Hope kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Good Hope pay
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.
Contact Good Hope's government
Who represents Good Hope
Good Hope is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative David J. Taylor. Mike DeWine is governor.
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.