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Palmyra, OH town hall & government

Palmyra spent $698,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $240 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Palmyra's money goes

Spent
$698,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$240
typical Ohio towns: $205
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$353,00051%
Roads & transportation
$118,00017%
Administration & buildings
$33,0005%
Parks & libraries
$10,0001%
Sewer & trash
$3,000<1%
Other
$181,00026%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 50%
  • Fees & charges 25%
  • From other local governments 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • From the state 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%

Palmyra didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Palmyra

Full-time staff
2
14 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$68,000
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
1
on the town payroll
Fire
1 full-time6 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Southeast Local School District

Palmyra's K–12 school district, shared with Edinburg, Paris, Charlestown and Deerfield. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,089
Ohio: $16,610
Students
1,422
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 37%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $17,089 per pupil, $9,877 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 Palmyra pay

Typical tax bill
$2,085
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
0.81%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$258,200
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 Palmyra's government

Town hall & decisions in Palmyra →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Palmyra

Palmyra is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative David P. Joyce. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Palmyra'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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