Town Hall · Penfield

Penfield, OH town hall & government

Penfield spent $136,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $75 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Penfield's money goes

Spent
$136,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$75
typical Ohio towns: $205
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$99,00073%
Paid to other governments
$12,0009%
Health & welfare
$2,0001%
Other
$23,00017%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 38%
  • Sales taxes 25%
  • From the state 17%
  • From other local governments 14%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Fees & charges 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Penfield

Full-time staff
3
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$12,200
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
3 full-time7 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

Keystone Local School District

Penfield's K–12 school district, shared with LaGrange, LaGrange and Carlisle. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,948
Ohio: $16,610
Students
1,472
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$18.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 56%
  • State 34%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $12,948 per pupil, $7,652 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 Penfield pay

Typical tax bill
$3,955
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.18%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$333,800
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 Penfield's government

🏛️ Official websitepenfieldtownship.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Penfield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Penfield

Penfield is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Robert E. Latta. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Penfield'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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