Town Hall · Mount Gilead

Mount Gilead, OH town hall & government

Mount Gilead spent $4.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,251 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Mount Gilead's money goes

Spent
$4.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,251
typical Ohio cities: $1,450
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$1.9 million41%
Water & other utilities
$900,00020%
Fire
$800,00017%
Sewer & trash
$400,0009%
Police
$341,0007%
Parks & libraries
$270,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 34%
  • Income taxes 34%
  • Utility sales 20%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • From other local governments 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Mount Gilead

Full-time staff
24
23 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$59,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
and 1 full-time firefighter
Fire
1 full-time23 part
Police
7 full-time
Administration & buildings
5 full-time
Sewer & trash
5 full-time
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Water & other utilities
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

Mount Gilead Exempted Village School District

Mount Gilead's K–12 school district, shared with Edison, Gilead, Canaan, Franklin and Congress. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,050
Ohio: $16,610
Students
1,001
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 52%
  • State 37%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $16,050 per pupil, $8,484 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 Mount Gilead pay

Typical tax bill
$1,938
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.11%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$174,300
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.

Local

Contact Mount Gilead's government

🏛️ Official websitemountgilead.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Mount Gilead →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mount Gilead

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

All of Mount Gilead'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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