Town Hall · Mount Orab

Mount Orab, OH town hall & government

Mount Orab spent $10 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $2,308 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Mount Orab's money goes

Spent
$10 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$2,308
typical Ohio cities: $2,250
Long-term debt
$12.8 million
$2,949 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.8 million18%
Fire
$1.7 million17%
Police
$1.6 million16%
Water & other utilities
$1.5 million15%
Roads & transportation
$702,0007%
Administration & buildings
$338,0003%
Interest on debt
$286,0003%
Parks & libraries
$68,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$22,000<1%
Health & welfare
$10,000<1%
Other
$2 million20%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 22%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • Property taxes 17%
  • Utility sales 16%
  • Interest, fines & other 14%
  • From the state 5%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Mount Orab

Full-time staff
27
40 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$62,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
11
and 5 full-time firefighters
Fire
5 full-time27 part
Police
11 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
5 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time4 part
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
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

Western Brown Local School District

Mount Orab's K–12 school district, shared with Green, Hamersville, Pike, Sterling, Clark and Scott. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,720
Ohio: $16,610
Students
2,730
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 23%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $14,720 per pupil, $8,877 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 Orab pay

Typical tax bill
$1,950
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
0.73%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$267,400
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 Orab's government

🏛️ Official websitemtoraboh.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Mount Orab →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mount Orab

Mount Orab is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative David J. Taylor. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Mount Orab'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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