Town Hall · Malta

Malta, OH town hall & government

Malta spent $1.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,675 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Malta's money goes

Spent
$1.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,675
typical Ohio cities: $1,450
Long-term debt
$2.1 million
$3,254 per resident
Water & other utilities
$363,00034%
Sewer & trash
$243,00023%
Administration & buildings
$213,00020%
Paid to other governments
$68,0006%
Roads & transportation
$47,0004%
Interest on debt
$7,0001%
Fire
$3,000<1%
Other
$113,00011%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 36%
  • Fees & charges 27%
  • From other local governments 17%
  • Income taxes 11%
  • Sales taxes 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Property taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Malta

Full-time staff
7
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$27,500
a year, before benefits
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 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

Morgan Local School District

Malta's K–12 school district, shared with Bloom, Bristol, Chesterhill, Deerfield, Malta and Manchester. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,038
Ohio: $16,610
Students
1,632
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 38%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $19,038 per pupil, $10,899 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 Malta pay

Typical tax bill
$785
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
0.80%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$98,100
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 Malta's government

🏛️ Official websitemalta.20m.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Malta →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Malta

Malta is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Troy Balderson. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Malta'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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