Town Hall · Rushsylvania

Rushsylvania, OH town hall & government

Rushsylvania spent $281,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $535 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Rushsylvania's money goes

Spent
$281,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$535
typical Ohio cities: $1,450
Long-term debt
$197,000
$375 per resident
Sewer & trash
$87,00031%
Administration & buildings
$84,00030%
Roads & transportation
$52,00019%
Water & other utilities
$31,00011%
Interest on debt
$9,0003%
Health & welfare
$4,0001%
Parks & libraries
$4,0001%
Other
$10,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 26%
  • Utility sales 20%
  • Income taxes 18%
  • From other local governments 11%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • Sales taxes 8%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Rushsylvania

Full-time staff
3
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$29,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 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

Benjamin Logan Local School District

Rushsylvania's K–12 school district, shared with Belle Center, Perry, Valley Hi, West Mansfield, Zanesfield and Jefferson. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,274
Ohio: $16,610
Students
1,645
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 61%
  • State 33%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $13,274 per pupil, $7,849 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 Rushsylvania pay

Typical tax bill
$1,344
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.05%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$128,200
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 Rushsylvania's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Rushsylvania

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

All of Rushsylvania'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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