Town Hall · Middleport

Middleport, OH town hall & government

Middleport spent $1.7 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $699 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Middleport's money goes

Spent
$1.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$699
typical Ohio cities: $1,450
Long-term debt
$2.7 million
$1,135 per resident
Sewer & trash
$713,00043%
Water & other utilities
$516,00031%
Roads & transportation
$178,00011%
Fire
$165,00010%
Police
$96,0006%
Parks & libraries
$4,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 44%
  • Utility sales 29%
  • Sales taxes 15%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • From the state 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Middleport

Full-time staff
17
22 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$40,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
5 full-time9 part
Sewer & trash
5 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time6 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
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

Meigs Local School District

Middleport's K–12 school district, shared with Pomeroy, Rutland, Rutland, Salem, Scipio and Salisbury. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,153
Ohio: $16,610
Students
1,584
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 18%
  • State 67%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $18,153 per pupil, $9,982 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 Middleport pay

Typical tax bill
$932
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.06%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$87,700
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 Middleport's government

Town hall & decisions in Middleport →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Middleport

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

All of Middleport'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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