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Perkins, OH town hall & government

Perkins spent $10.6 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $867 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Perkins's money goes

Spent
$10.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$867
typical Ohio towns: $529
Long-term debt
$1.2 million
$95 per resident
Fire
$3.1 million30%
Police
$2.5 million24%
Roads & transportation
$2.5 million24%
Administration & buildings
$966,0009%
Housing & development
$580,0005%
Parks & libraries
$437,0004%
Paid to other governments
$231,0002%
Interest on debt
$49,000<1%
Other
$80,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 62%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • Sales taxes 11%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • From the state 6%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Fees & charges 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Perkins

Full-time staff
66
19 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$67,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
20
and 21 full-time firefighters
Fire
23 full-time11 part
Police
22 full-time5 part
Administration & buildings
7 full-time
Roads & transportation
7 full-time
Housing & development
5 full-time3 part
Parks & libraries
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

Perkins Local School District

Perkins's K–12 school district, shared with Oxford. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,948
Ohio: $16,610
Students
1,918
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 75%
  • State 18%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $14,948 per pupil, $9,482 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 Perkins pay

Typical tax bill
$2,968
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.32%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$224,300
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 Perkins's government

Town hall & decisions in Perkins →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Perkins

Perkins is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Marcy Kaptur. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Perkins'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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