Town Hall · Ruggles

Ruggles, OH town hall & government

Ruggles spent $250,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $250 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Ruggles's money goes

Spent
$250,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$250
typical Ohio towns: $205
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$168,00067%
Administration & buildings
$56,00022%
Fire
$12,0005%
Other
$14,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 84%
  • Other taxes & licenses 10%
  • From the state 5%

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Ruggles

Full-time staff
3
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$81,100
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Mapleton Local School District

Ruggles's K–12 school district, shared with Polk, Troy, Orange and Jackson. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,675
Ohio: $16,610
Students
830
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 40%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $13,675 per pupil, $8,345 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 Ruggles pay

Typical tax bill
$3,948
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.47%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$268,000
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 Ruggles's government

Town hall & decisions in Ruggles →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ruggles

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

All of Ruggles'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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