Town Hall · Perry

Perry, OH town hall & government

Perry spent $402,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $119 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Perry's money goes

Spent
$402,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$119
typical Ohio towns: $205
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$176,00044%
Administration & buildings
$69,00017%
Police
$46,00011%
Other
$111,00028%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 63%
  • From other local governments 24%
  • Other taxes & licenses 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Perry

Full-time staff
8
34 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$91,800
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
6
on the town payroll
Fire
6 full-time22 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time7 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 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

Perry Local School District

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

Spending per pupil
$14,415
Ohio: $16,610
Students
727
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$10.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 45%
  • State 41%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $14,415 per pupil, $8,629 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.

Also serving Perry: Allen East Local School District ($11,374 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Perry pay

Typical tax bill
$1,716
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.05%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$163,600
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 Perry's government

Town hall & decisions in Perry →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Perry

Perry is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Jim Jordan. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Perry'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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