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Hanging Rock, OH town hall & government

Hanging Rock spent $334,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,561 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Hanging Rock's money goes

Spent
$334,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,561
typical Ohio cities: $1,450
Long-term debt
$10,000
$47 per resident
Police
$212,00063%
Administration & buildings
$78,00023%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$8,0002%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$35,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 70%
  • Interest, fines & other 29%
  • Property taxes 1%

Hanging Rock didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Hanging Rock

Full-time staff
3
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$38,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Police
3 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 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

Rock Hill Local School District

Hanging Rock's K–12 school district, shared with Decatur, Elizabeth, Hamilton, Upper and Lawrence. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,693
Ohio: $16,610
Students
1,318
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 40%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $20,693 per pupil, $12,426 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 Hanging Rock pay

Typical tax bill
$1,214
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
0.97%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$125,000
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 Hanging Rock's government

Town hall & decisions in Hanging Rock →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hanging Rock

Hanging Rock is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative David J. Taylor. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Hanging Rock'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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