Town Hall · Prospect

Prospect, OH town hall & government

Prospect spent $2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,888 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Prospect's money goes

Spent
$2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,888
typical Ohio cities: $1,450
Long-term debt
$964,000
$911 per resident
Water & other utilities
$975,00049%
Sewer & trash
$449,00022%
Interest on debt
$77,0004%
Roads & transportation
$54,0003%
Police
$42,0002%
Other
$401,00020%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 57%
  • Fees & charges 25%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Prospect

Full-time staff
4
18 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$47,000
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time11 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 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

Elgin Local School District

Prospect's K–12 school district, shared with Bowling Green, Green Camp, Green Camp, La Rue, New Bloomington and Prospect. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,080
Ohio: $16,610
Students
997
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$14 million
at year end

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

  • Local 50%
  • State 39%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $15,080 per pupil, $8,635 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 Prospect pay

Typical tax bill
$2,058
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.25%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$164,100
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 Prospect's government

Town hall & decisions in Prospect →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Prospect

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

All of Prospect'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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