Town Hall · Manchester

Manchester, OH town hall & government

Manchester spent $1.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $721 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Manchester's money goes

Spent
$1.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$721
typical Ohio cities: $1,450
Long-term debt
$1.9 million
$947 per resident
Sewer & trash
$385,00027%
Roads & transportation
$233,00017%
Administration & buildings
$196,00014%
Police
$185,00013%
Water & other utilities
$182,00013%
Parks & libraries
$110,0008%
Interest on debt
$99,0007%
Paid to other governments
$22,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 30%
  • Fees & charges 21%
  • Property taxes 17%
  • Interest, fines & other 14%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • From the state 1%

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Manchester

Full-time staff
6
22 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$38,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Fire
0 full-time18 part
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Police
2 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Manchester didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Manchester Local School District

Manchester's K–12 school district, shared with Manchester, Sprigg, Green and Monroe. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,877
Ohio: $16,610
Students
689
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 20%
  • State 68%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $16,877 per pupil, $10,061 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 Manchester pay

Typical tax bill
$731
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
0.78%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$94,300
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Manchester's government

🏛️ Official websitemanchesterohio.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Manchester →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Manchester

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

All of Manchester'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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