Town Hall · Orange

Orange, OH town hall & government

Orange spent $17.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $537 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Orange's money goes

Spent
$17.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$537
typical Ohio towns: $205
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$8.5 million48%
Roads & transportation
$4.3 million25%
Administration & buildings
$3 million17%
Parks & libraries
$1.7 million9%
Other
$19,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 80%
  • From the state 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • Fees & charges 4%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Orange

Full-time staff
84
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$89,200
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
54
on the town payroll
Fire
57 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
12 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Parks & libraries
4 full-time
Other
6 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Olentangy Local School District

Orange's K–12 school district, shared with Berlin, Powell and Liberty. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,172
Ohio: $16,610
Students
23,806
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$382.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 82%
  • State 15%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $15,172 per pupil, $10,511 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 Orange pay

Typical tax bill
$8,213
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.82%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$451,200
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 Orange's government

Town hall & decisions in Orange →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Orange

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

All of Orange'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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