Town Hall · Hiram

Hiram, OH town hall & government

Hiram spent $2.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,269 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Hiram's money goes

Spent
$2.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,269
typical Ohio cities: $1,450
Long-term debt
$532,000
$476 per resident
Water & other utilities
$874,00034%
Fire
$386,00015%
Police
$291,00011%
Administration & buildings
$256,00010%
Sewer & trash
$246,00010%
Roads & transportation
$178,0007%
Paid to other governments
$42,0002%
Interest on debt
$15,0001%
Parks & libraries
$14,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3,000<1%
Other
$230,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 28%
  • Income taxes 24%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • From other local governments 12%
  • Utility sales 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Hiram

Full-time staff
9
31 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$48,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Fire
0 full-time14 part
Police
3 full-time7 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part
Other
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Crestwood Local School District

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

Spending per pupil
$16,438
Ohio: $16,610
Students
1,317
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 47%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $16,438 per pupil, $9,666 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 Hiram pay

Typical tax bill
$1,928
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
0.86%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$223,400
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 Hiram's government

🏛️ Official websitehiramvillage.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Hiram →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hiram

Hiram is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative David P. Joyce. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Hiram'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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