Town Hall · Goshen

Goshen, OH town hall & government

Goshen spent $197,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $214 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Goshen's money goes

Spent
$197,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$214
typical Ohio towns: $205
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$64,00032%
Fire
$8,0004%
Administration & buildings
$7,0004%
Parks & libraries
$2,0001%
Health & welfare
$1,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,0001%
Other
$114,00058%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 43%
  • Property taxes 18%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • From the federal government 14%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Goshen

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Waynesfield-Goshen Local School District

Goshen's K–12 school district, shared with Waynesfield, Wayne and Union. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,711
Ohio: $16,610
Students
484
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 40%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $17,711 per pupil, $10,795 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 Goshen: Upper Scioto Valley Local School District ($16,345 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Goshen pay

Typical tax bill
$1,829
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.15%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$159,200
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 Goshen's government

Town hall & decisions in Goshen →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Goshen

Goshen is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Jim Jordan. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Goshen'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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