Town Hall · Monterey

Monterey, OH town hall & government

Monterey spent $329,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $160 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Monterey's money goes

Spent
$329,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$160
typical Ohio towns: $205
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$32,00010%
Fire
$23,0007%
Parks & libraries
$1,000<1%
Other
$273,00083%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 42%
  • Sales taxes 32%
  • From the federal government 13%
  • From the state 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Monterey

Full-time staff
5
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$52,400
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
4 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 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

Ottoville Local School District

Monterey's K–12 school district, shared with Ottoville, Jackson and Cloverdale. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,493
Ohio: $16,610
Students
483
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 47%
  • State 50%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $14,493 per pupil, $9,002 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 Monterey: Wayne Trace Local School District ($17,528 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Monterey pay

Typical tax bill
$2,425
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
0.91%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$266,300
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 Monterey's government

Town hall & decisions in Monterey →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Monterey

Monterey is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Robert E. Latta. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Monterey'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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