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Liberty, OH town hall & government

Liberty spent $12.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $403 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Liberty's money goes

Spent
$12.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$403
typical Ohio towns: $205
Long-term debt
$4.3 million
$142 per resident
Fire
$5.6 million45%
Health & welfare
$1.8 million15%
Roads & transportation
$801,0006%
Administration & buildings
$729,0006%
Parks & libraries
$554,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$229,0002%
Interest on debt
$204,0002%
Schools
$46,000<1%
Other
$2.3 million19%

Liberty runs its own schools, so school spending is part of its budget. Comparisons are with other Ohio towns.

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 90%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • From the federal government <1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
  • From the state <1%
  • Sales taxes <1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Liberty collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Liberty 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 Liberty

Full-time staff
75
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$85,700
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
55
on the town payroll
Fire
56 full-time7 part
Parks & libraries
7 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
7 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 full-time1 part
Other
3 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

Olentangy Local School District

Liberty's K–12 school district, shared with Orange, Berlin and Powell. The schools are run by Liberty, so this money is part of the budget above.

Spending per pupil
$15,172
Ohio: $16,610
Students
23,806
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$382.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 82%
  • State 15%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $15,172 per pupil, $10,511 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 Liberty pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Typical home value
$578,300
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 Liberty's government

Town hall & decisions in Liberty →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Liberty

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

All of Liberty'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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