Town Hall · Monroe

Monroe, OH town hall & government

Monroe spent $374,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $178 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Monroe's money goes

Spent
$374,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$178
typical Ohio towns: $205
Long-term debt
$30,000
$14 per resident
Roads & transportation
$163,00044%
Fire
$100,00027%
Administration & buildings
$93,00025%
Interest on debt
$3,0001%
Other
$15,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 45%
  • Property taxes 38%
  • Fees & charges 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From the state 1%

Monroe didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Monroe

Full-time staff
1
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$57,100
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Columbus Grove Local School District

Monroe's K–12 school district, shared with Columbus Grove, Sugar Creek and Pleasant. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,485
Ohio: $16,610
Students
755
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 47%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $15,485 per pupil, $10,340 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 Monroe: Bath Local School District ($13,181 per pupil) · Bluffton Exempted Village School District ($11,379 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Monroe pay

Typical tax bill
$1,480
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.21%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$122,100
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 Monroe's government

Town hall & decisions in Monroe →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Monroe

Monroe is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Jim Jordan. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Monroe'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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