Town Hall · Junction

Junction, OH town hall & government

Junction spent $647,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $807 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Junction's money goes

Spent
$647,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$807
typical Ohio cities: $1,450
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$297,00046%
Water & other utilities
$154,00024%
Sewer & trash
$83,00013%
Administration & buildings
$74,00011%
Police
$31,0005%
Parks & libraries
$7,0001%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 38%
  • Fees & charges 31%
  • From the federal government 10%
  • Sales taxes 9%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Junction

Full-time staff
5
33 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$22,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
and 2 full-time firefighters
Fire
2 full-time32 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Police
1 full-time
Administration & buildings
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

New Lexington City School District

Junction's K–12 school district, shared with New Lexington, Pike, Jackson and Clayton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,585
Ohio: $16,610
Students
1,770
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$967,000
at year end

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

  • Local 26%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $17,585 per pupil, $11,049 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 Junction pay

Typical tax bill
$922
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
0.77%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$120,000
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 Junction's government

Town hall & decisions in Junction →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Junction

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

All of Junction'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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