Town Hall · Piketon

Piketon, OH town hall & government

Piketon spent $4.7 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,153 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Piketon's money goes

Spent
$4.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,153
typical Ohio cities: $1,450
Long-term debt
$1.7 million
$764 per resident
Sewer & trash
$689,00015%
Police
$650,00014%
Water & other utilities
$437,0009%
Interest on debt
$30,0001%
Roads & transportation
$12,000<1%
Other
$2.8 million61%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 52%
  • Fees & charges 32%
  • Utility sales 16%
Town workforce

Who works for Piketon

Full-time staff
28
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$28,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
8
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
8 full-time2 part
Police
8 full-time
Roads & transportation
6 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Other
1 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

Scioto Valley Local School District

Piketon's K–12 school district, shared with Camp Creek, Scioto, Seal, Newton and Sunfish. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,237
Ohio: $16,610
Students
1,170
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 19%
  • State 51%
  • Federal 30%

Of the $17,237 per pupil, $10,450 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 Piketon pay

Typical tax bill
$1,300
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
0.89%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$145,800
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 Piketon's government

Town hall & decisions in Piketon →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Piketon

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

All of Piketon'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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