Town Hall · Lakemore

Lakemore, OH town hall & government

Lakemore spent $4.7 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,614 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lakemore's money goes

Spent
$4.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,614
typical Ohio cities: $2,228
Long-term debt
$11.3 million
$3,901 per resident
Paid to other governments
$1.3 million29%
Police
$704,00015%
Water & other utilities
$639,00014%
Fire
$633,00014%
Sewer & trash
$519,00011%
Administration & buildings
$278,0006%
Interest on debt
$232,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$54,0001%
Parks & libraries
$49,0001%
Other
$237,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 34%
  • Income taxes 18%
  • From the federal government 12%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • From other local governments 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • From the state 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Lakemore

Full-time staff
11
57 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$43,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
and 1 full-time firefighter
Fire
1 full-time38 part
Police
3 full-time10 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Other
1 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

Springfield Local School District

Lakemore's K–12 school district, shared with Springfield. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,969
Ohio: $16,610
Students
1,799
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$26.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 57%
  • State 32%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $14,969 per pupil, $8,681 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 Lakemore pay

Typical tax bill
$2,341
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.48%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$158,400
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.

Local

Contact Lakemore's government

🏛️ Official websitelakemoreohio.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Lakemore →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lakemore

Lakemore is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Emilia Strong Sykes. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Lakemore'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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