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Moorefield, OH town hall & government

Moorefield spent $2.9 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $244 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Moorefield's money goes

Spent
$2.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$244
typical Ohio towns: $205
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$827,00028%
Roads & transportation
$446,00015%
Police
$439,00015%
Health & welfare
$306,00010%
Administration & buildings
$271,0009%
Parks & libraries
$70,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$10,000<1%
Sewer & trash
$10,000<1%
Other
$560,00019%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 58%
  • From the federal government 18%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • Sales taxes 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
  • From the state <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Moorefield

Full-time staff
15
32 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$48,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Fire
3 full-time27 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time5 part
Administration & buildings
5 full-time
Police
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

Northeastern Local School District

Moorefield's K–12 school district, shared with Catawba, Pleasant, South Vienna and Harmony. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,536
Ohio: $16,610
Students
2,951
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$75.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 60%
  • State 32%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $13,536 per pupil, $8,596 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 Moorefield pay

Typical tax bill
$2,510
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.22%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$206,000
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 Moorefield's government

Town hall & decisions in Moorefield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Moorefield

Moorefield is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Mike Carey. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Moorefield'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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