Town Hall · Middletown

Middletown, OH town hall & government

Middletown spent $127.9 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,496 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Middletown

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 If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.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 Middletown's money goes

Spent
$127.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,496
typical Ohio cities: $2,228
Long-term debt
$74.2 million
$1,449 per resident
Sewer & trash
$21.8 million17%
Police
$13.8 million11%
Water & other utilities
$12.6 million10%
Fire
$11.7 million9%
Roads & transportation
$5.7 million4%
Administration & buildings
$5.3 million4%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$5.1 million4%
Interest on debt
$2 million2%
Health & welfare
$1 million1%
Parks & libraries
$926,0001%
Other
$48 million38%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 33%
  • Income taxes 28%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Utility sales 9%
  • From the state 5%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Middletown

Full-time staff
393
16 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$82,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
72
and 83 full-time firefighters
Police
100 full-time1 part
Fire
86 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
37 full-time4 part
Administration & buildings
34 full-time7 part
Sewer & trash
34 full-time
Roads & transportation
32 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
26 full-time
Housing & development
15 full-time
Health & welfare
8 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
8 full-time1 part
Other
13 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Middletown City School District

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

Spending per pupil
$15,222
Ohio: $16,610
Students
5,978
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$84.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 38%
  • State 42%
  • Federal 19%

Of the $15,222 per pupil, $8,586 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.

Also serving Middletown: Franklin City School District ($17,008 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Middletown pay

Typical tax bill
$2,052
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.25%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$164,400
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.

Local

Contact Middletown's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofmiddletown.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Middletown →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Middletown

Middletown is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representatives Warren Davidson and Greg Landsman. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Middletown'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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