Town Hall · Minerva Park

Minerva Park, OH town hall & government

Minerva Park spent $1.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,188 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Minerva Park's money goes

Spent
$1.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,188
typical Ohio cities: $1,450
Long-term debt
$508,000
$385 per resident
Police
$588,00038%
Administration & buildings
$216,00014%
Paid to other governments
$183,00012%
Sewer & trash
$182,00012%
Parks & libraries
$88,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$73,0005%
Water & other utilities
$28,0002%
Fire
$26,0002%
Health & welfare
$2,000<1%
Other
$180,00011%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 47%
  • Income taxes 24%
  • From other local governments 17%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Fees & charges 4%
  • From the state 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%

Minerva Park 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 Minerva Park

Full-time staff
8
25 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$67,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
7 full-time4 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time12 part
Fire
0 full-time8 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Other
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Westerville City School District

Minerva Park's K–12 school district, shared with Blendon, Westerville and Genoa. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,685
Ohio: $16,610
Students
14,533
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$146.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 68%
  • State 23%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $15,685 per pupil, $9,212 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 Minerva Park pay

Typical tax bill
$5,485
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.76%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$311,900
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

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Minerva Park

Minerva Park is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Joyce Beatty. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Minerva Park'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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