Town Hall · Lake

Lake, OH town hall & government

Lake spent $223,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $300 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lake's money goes

Spent
$223,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$300
typical Ohio towns: $205
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$194,00087%
Fire
$17,0008%
Administration & buildings
$5,0002%
Other
$7,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 53%
  • Property taxes 19%
  • From the federal government 16%
  • From the state 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Fees & charges <1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Lake

Full-time staff
0
6 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Loudonville-Perrysville Exempted Village School District

Lake's K–12 school district, shared with Hanover, Loudonville, Perrysville, Green and Washington. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,107
Ohio: $16,610
Students
871
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 59%
  • State 33%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $19,107 per pupil, $11,735 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 Lake: Hillsdale Local School District ($16,055 per pupil) · West Holmes Local School District ($16,213 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Lake pay

Typical tax bill
$3,014
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.18%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$255,600
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 Lake's government

Town hall & decisions in Lake →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lake

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

All of Lake'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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