Town Hall · Lewis

Lewis, OH town hall & government

Lewis spent $416,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $159 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Lewis's money goes

Spent
$416,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$159
typical Ohio towns: $205
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$190,00046%
Fire
$84,00020%
Health & welfare
$80,00019%
Administration & buildings
$60,00014%
Other
$2,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 84%
  • From the state 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%

Lewis didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Lewis

Full-time staff
0
4 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 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

Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Local School District

Lewis's K–12 school district, shared with Aberdeen, Higginsport, Ripley, Union and Huntington. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,597
Ohio: $16,610
Students
722
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$217,000
at year end

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

  • Local 26%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $17,597 per pupil, $9,730 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 Lewis: Western Brown Local School District ($14,720 per pupil) · Georgetown Exempted Village School District ($13,956 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Lewis pay

Typical tax bill
$1,306
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
0.77%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$168,900
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 Lewis's government

Town hall & decisions in Lewis →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lewis

Lewis is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative David J. Taylor. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Lewis'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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