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Morristown, OH town hall & government

Morristown spent $399,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,400 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Morristown's money goes

Spent
$399,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,400
typical Ohio cities: $1,450
Long-term debt
$830,000
$2,912 per resident
Sewer & trash
$189,00047%
Administration & buildings
$50,00013%
Fire
$46,00012%
Water & other utilities
$45,00011%
Interest on debt
$30,0008%
Police
$18,0005%
Roads & transportation
$14,0004%
Parks & libraries
$5,0001%
Other
$2,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 52%
  • From the state 16%
  • Interest, fines & other 15%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • Property taxes 7%

Morristown 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 Morristown

Full-time staff
0
12 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time10 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
0 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

Union Local School District

Morristown's K–12 school district, shared with Belmont, Bethesda, Flushing, Holloway, Union and Goshen. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,909
Ohio: $16,610
Students
1,334
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$163,000
at year end

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

  • Local 47%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $14,909 per pupil, $9,501 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 Morristown pay

Typical tax bill
$1,143
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.12%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$102,500
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 Morristown

Morristown is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Michael A. Rulli. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Morristown'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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