Town Hall · Newport

Newport, OH town hall & government

Newport spent $536,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $281 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Newport's money goes

Spent
$536,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$281
typical Ohio towns: $205
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$300,00056%
Fire
$125,00023%
Administration & buildings
$97,00018%
Other
$14,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • From the federal government 30%
  • Interest, fines & other 18%
  • From other local governments 16%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • Sales taxes 14%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • From the state <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Newport

Full-time staff
2
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$46,900
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
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

Frontier Local School District

Newport's K–12 school district, shared with Grandview, Independence, Ludlow, Matamoras (New Matamoras), Lawrence and Liberty. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,098
Ohio: $16,610
Students
532
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 26%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $18,098 per pupil, $10,363 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.

Also serving Newport: Marietta City School District ($14,635 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Newport pay

Typical tax bill
$1,972
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
0.99%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$198,800
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

Contact Newport's government

Town hall & decisions in Newport →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Newport

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

All of Newport'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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