Town Hall · Recovery

Recovery, OH town hall & government

Recovery spent $267,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $168 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Recovery's money goes

Spent
$267,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$168
typical Ohio towns: $205
Long-term debt
$40,000
$25 per resident
Roads & transportation
$245,00092%
Health & welfare
$11,0004%
Administration & buildings
$5,0002%
Interest on debt
$2,0001%
Other
$4,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 38%
  • Property taxes 36%
  • From the state 17%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Recovery

Full-time staff
1
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$19,300
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time3 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Recovery didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Fort Recovery Local School District

Recovery's K–12 school district, shared with Fort Recovery, Gibson and Mississinawa. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,320
Ohio: $16,610
Students
1,019
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 49%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $12,320 per pupil, $8,490 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 Recovery: Coldwater Exempted Village School District ($12,449 per pupil) · St. Henry Consolidated Local School District ($10,949 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Recovery pay

Typical tax bill
$2,620
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
0.93%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$280,800
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 Recovery's government

Town hall & decisions in Recovery →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Recovery

Recovery is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Robert E. Latta. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Recovery'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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