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Rush Creek, OH town hall & government

Rush Creek spent $1.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $311 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Rush Creek's money goes

Spent
$1.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$311
typical Ohio towns: $205
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$629,00049%
Roads & transportation
$523,00041%
Administration & buildings
$123,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 80%
  • Sales taxes 8%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From other local governments 2%

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

Town workforce

Who works for Rush Creek

Full-time staff
6
16 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$22,100
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
6 full-time13 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time3 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

Fairfield Union Local School District

Rush Creek's K–12 school district, shared with Bremen, Pleasantville, Richland, Rushville, West Rushville and Pleasant. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,263
Ohio: $16,610
Students
1,919
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$17.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 53%
  • State 38%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $14,263 per pupil, $8,439 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 Rush Creek pay

Typical tax bill
$2,655
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.10%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$241,600
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.

Local

Contact Rush Creek's government

Town hall & decisions in Rush Creek →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rush Creek

Rush Creek is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Troy Balderson. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Rush Creek'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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