Town Hall · Marblehead

Marblehead, OH town hall & government

Marblehead spent $1.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,699 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Marblehead's money goes

Spent
$1.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,699
typical Ohio cities: $1,450
Long-term debt
$746,000
$866 per resident
Water & other utilities
$589,00040%
Police
$346,00024%
Roads & transportation
$194,00013%
Administration & buildings
$192,00013%
Paid to other governments
$37,0003%
Parks & libraries
$24,0002%
Other
$81,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 38%
  • Property taxes 33%
  • From the state 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • Fees & charges <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Marblehead

Full-time staff
7
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$57,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time11 part
Police
3 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
2 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

Danbury Local School District

Marblehead's K–12 school district, shared with Danbury. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$23,011
Ohio: $16,610
Students
544
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$76,000
at year end

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

  • Local 83%
  • State 13%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $23,011 per pupil, $14,011 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 Marblehead pay

Typical tax bill
$3,500
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
0.93%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$376,400
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 Marblehead's government

Town hall & decisions in Marblehead →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Marblehead

Marblehead is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Marcy Kaptur. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Marblehead'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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