Town Hall · Lostcreek

Lostcreek, OH town hall & government

Lostcreek spent $141,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $80 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lostcreek's money goes

Spent
$141,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$80
typical Ohio towns: $205
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$95,00067%
Paid to other governments
$26,00018%
Roads & transportation
$4,0003%
Other
$16,00011%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 47%
  • From the federal government 40%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Lostcreek

Full-time staff
3
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$63,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
3 full-time2 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

Miami East Local School District

Lostcreek's K–12 school district, shared with Brown, Casstown, Elizabeth, Fletcher and Staunton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,061
Ohio: $16,610
Students
1,403
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$10.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 65%
  • State 31%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $14,061 per pupil, $8,131 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 Lostcreek pay

Typical tax bill
$2,601
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
0.90%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$288,000
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 Lostcreek's government

Town hall & decisions in Lostcreek →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lostcreek

Lostcreek is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Mike Carey. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Lostcreek'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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