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Nelsonville, OH town hall & government

Nelsonville spent $16.2 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $3,564 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Nelsonville's money goes

Spent
$16.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$3,564
typical Ohio cities: $2,228
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Sewer & trash
$8.9 million55%
Water & other utilities
$4.6 million29%
Police
$1 million6%
Administration & buildings
$808,0005%
Fire
$679,0004%
Parks & libraries
$145,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$19,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 60%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • Income taxes 11%
  • Fees & charges 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • From the federal government <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Nelsonville

Full-time staff
46
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$63,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
10
and 4 full-time firefighters
Administration & buildings
15 full-time
Police
10 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
9 full-time1 part
Fire
4 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Nelsonville didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Nelsonville-York City School District

Nelsonville's K–12 school district, shared with Buchtel, Murray City, York and Ward. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,709
Ohio: $16,610
Students
1,045
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 23%
  • State 64%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $17,709 per pupil, $11,549 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 Nelsonville pay

Typical tax bill
$1,286
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.30%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$99,200
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 Nelsonville's government

🏛️ Official websitenelsonville.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Nelsonville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Nelsonville

Nelsonville is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Troy Balderson. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Nelsonville'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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