Town Hall · Rochester

Rochester, OH town hall & government

Rochester spent $374,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $461 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Rochester's money goes

Spent
$374,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$461
typical Ohio towns: $205
Long-term debt
$8,000
$10 per resident
Police
$227,00061%
Administration & buildings
$81,00022%
Roads & transportation
$55,00015%
Parks & libraries
$5,0001%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Other
$5,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 94%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • From the state 1%
  • From the federal government <1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Rochester collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Rochester 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 Rochester

Full-time staff
6
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$51,100
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
1
on the town payroll
Administration & buildings
4 full-time1 part
Fire
1 full-time
Roads & transportation
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

New London Local School District

Rochester's K–12 school district, shared with Fitchville, New London, New London, Rochester and Clarksfield. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,325
Ohio: $16,610
Students
875
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 38%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $17,325 per pupil, $10,013 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 Rochester: Wellington Exempted Village School District ($18,246 per pupil) · Mapleton Local School District ($13,675 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Rochester pay

Typical tax bill
$3,271
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.28%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$256,000
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 Rochester's government

Town hall & decisions in Rochester →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rochester

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

All of Rochester'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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