Town Hall · Granville

Granville, OH town hall & government

Granville spent $5.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $960 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Granville

Melissa HartfieldMayorTerm ends 2027 740-587-0707Email Source ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

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Town budget

Where Granville's money goes

Spent
$5.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$960
typical Ohio cities: $1,450
Long-term debt
$895,000
$154 per resident
Police
$1.8 million33%
Water & other utilities
$1.4 million25%
Sewer & trash
$1.1 million20%
Administration & buildings
$880,00016%
Roads & transportation
$250,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$75,0001%
Interest on debt
$16,000<1%
Health & welfare
$3,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 63%
  • Utility sales 14%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From the state 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Granville

Full-time staff
41
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$68,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
14
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
17 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
10 full-time
Administration & buildings
6 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
4 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time3 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Granville Exempted Village School District

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

Spending per pupil
$15,429
Ohio: $16,610
Students
2,534
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$14.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 78%
  • State 20%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $15,429 per pupil, $9,244 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 Granville pay

Typical tax bill
$8,027
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.60%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$502,300
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.

Local

Contact Granville's government

🏛️ Official websitegranville.oh.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Granville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Granville

Granville is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Troy Balderson. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Granville'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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