Town Hall · Rarden

Rarden, OH town hall & government

Rarden spent $262,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,819 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Rarden's money goes

Spent
$262,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,819
typical Ohio cities: $1,450
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Sewer & trash
$110,00042%
Administration & buildings
$63,00024%
Police
$35,00013%
Roads & transportation
$28,00011%
Water & other utilities
$19,0007%
Paid to other governments
$4,0002%
Parks & libraries
$3,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 43%
  • Income taxes 34%
  • Utility sales 12%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • From the state 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%

Rarden didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Rarden

Full-time staff
0
7 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 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

Northwest Local School District

Rarden's K–12 school district, shared with Brush Creek, Morgan, Otway, Rush, Union and Rarden. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,347
Ohio: $16,610
Students
1,219
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$94,000
at year end

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

  • Local 17%
  • State 69%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $18,347 per pupil, $11,118 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 Rarden pay

Typical tax bill
$838
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.24%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$67,800
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 Rarden's government

Town hall & decisions in Rarden →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rarden

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

All of Rarden'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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