Town Hall · Harmony

Harmony, OH town hall & government

Harmony spent $352,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $133 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Harmony's money goes

Spent
$352,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$133
typical Ohio towns: $205
Long-term debt
$176,000
$66 per resident
Fire
$80,00023%
Paid to other governments
$80,00023%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$190,00054%

Where the money comes from

  • From the federal government 47%
  • Sales taxes 32%
  • Property taxes 17%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
Town workforce

Who works for Harmony

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 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

Highland Local School District

Harmony's K–12 school district, shared with Bennington, Chester, Chesterville, Marengo, South Bloomfield and Sparta. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,955
Ohio: $16,610
Students
1,696
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$19.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 48%
  • State 42%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $13,955 per pupil, $7,865 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 Harmony: Cardington-Lincoln Local School District ($15,416 per pupil) · Mount Gilead Exempted Village School District ($16,050 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Harmony pay

Typical tax bill
$2,016
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
0.88%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$228,500
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 Harmony's government

Town hall & decisions in Harmony →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Harmony

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

All of Harmony'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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