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Paris, OH town hall & government

Paris spent $190,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $110 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Paris's money goes

Spent
$190,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$110
typical Ohio towns: $205
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$83,00044%
Administration & buildings
$46,00024%
Roads & transportation
$35,00018%
Sewer & trash
$2,0001%
Other
$24,00013%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 48%
  • From the state 48%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Paris

Full-time staff
2
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$37,100
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Fire
0 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
2 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

Southeast Local School District

Paris's K–12 school district, shared with Edinburg, Palmyra, 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 Paris pay

Typical tax bill
$1,919
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
0.78%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$244,600
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 Paris's government

Town hall & decisions in Paris →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Paris

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

All of Paris'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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