Town Hall · Mayfield Heights

Mayfield Heights, OH town hall & government

Mayfield Heights spent $37.6 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,890 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Mayfield Heights

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget

Where Mayfield Heights's money goes

Spent
$37.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,890
typical Ohio cities: $2,228
Long-term debt
$38.9 million
$1,952 per resident
Roads & transportation
$10.8 million29%
Police
$9.6 million25%
Fire
$6.7 million18%
Administration & buildings
$4.4 million12%
Parks & libraries
$1.7 million5%
Interest on debt
$1.6 million4%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.3 million3%
Sewer & trash
$1.1 million3%
Health & welfare
$402,0001%
Other
$2,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 62%
  • Property taxes 14%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Fees & charges 4%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • From the state 2%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Mayfield Heights

Full-time staff
128
40 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$92,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
38
and 35 full-time firefighters
Police
49 full-time3 part
Fire
36 full-time
Administration & buildings
8 full-time33 part
Roads & transportation
11 full-time
Parks & libraries
9 full-time4 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Other
14 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

Mayfield City School District

Mayfield Heights's K–12 school district, shared with Gates Mills, Highland Heights and Mayfield. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,584
Ohio: $16,610
Students
4,279
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$41.3 million
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 $19,584 per pupil, $11,095 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 Mayfield Heights pay

Typical tax bill
$3,991
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.94%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$205,200
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 Mayfield Heights's government

🏛️ Official websitemayfieldheights.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Mayfield Heights →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mayfield Heights

Mayfield Heights is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Shontel M. Brown. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Mayfield Heights'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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