Town Hall · Peebles

Peebles, OH town hall & government

Peebles spent $2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,193 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Peebles's money goes

Spent
$2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,193
typical Ohio cities: $1,450
Long-term debt
$624,000
$366 per resident
Water & other utilities
$417,00020%
Sewer & trash
$370,00018%
Police
$144,0007%
Roads & transportation
$130,0006%
Fire
$43,0002%
Interest on debt
$24,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$5,000<1%
Other
$902,00044%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 38%
  • Fees & charges 28%
  • Property taxes 22%
  • Sales taxes 7%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Peebles

Full-time staff
17
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$42,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
9 full-time9 part
Police
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
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

Adams County/Ohio Valley Local School District

Peebles's K–12 school district, shared with Brush Creek, Franklin, Jefferson, Meigs, Oliver and Seaman. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,313
Ohio: $16,610
Students
3,491
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$10 million
at year end

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

  • Local 25%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $16,313 per pupil, $10,326 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 Peebles pay

Typical tax bill
$1,055
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
0.87%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$120,800
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 Peebles's government

🏛️ Official websitepeeblesohio.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Peebles →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Peebles

Peebles is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative David J. Taylor. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Peebles'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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