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Pepper Pike, OH town hall & government

Pepper Pike spent $17 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,499 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Pepper Pike's money goes

Spent
$17 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,499
typical Ohio cities: $2,228
Long-term debt
$14.9 million
$2,182 per resident
Police
$4.5 million26%
Fire
$3.8 million22%
Roads & transportation
$2.8 million17%
Administration & buildings
$2.7 million16%
Interest on debt
$629,0004%
Health & welfare
$61,000<1%
Other
$2.6 million15%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 49%
  • Property taxes 31%
  • Interest, fines & other 14%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • From the state 1%
  • Sales taxes 1%

Pepper Pike didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Pepper Pike

Full-time staff
28
44 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$87,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
16
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
16 full-time1 part
Fire
0 full-time21 part
Sewer & trash
8 full-time
Administration & buildings
4 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time12 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Housing & development
0 full-time1 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

Orange City School District

Pepper Pike's K–12 school district, shared with Woodmere, Orange, Hunting Valley and Moreland Hills. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$28,402
Ohio: $16,610
Students
2,019
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 85%
  • State 12%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $28,402 per pupil, $16,957 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 Pepper Pike pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Typical home value
$579,600
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.

Local

Contact Pepper Pike's government

🏛️ Official websitepepperpike.org ↗
Town hall phone216-831-8500

Town hall & decisions in Pepper Pike →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Pepper Pike

Pepper Pike is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Shontel M. Brown. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Pepper Pike'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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