Town Hall · Seneca

Seneca, OH town hall & government

Seneca spent $384,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $248 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Seneca's money goes

Spent
$384,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$248
typical Ohio towns: $205
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$191,00050%
Administration & buildings
$187,00049%
Health & welfare
$6,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Other taxes & licenses 46%
  • Property taxes 32%
  • Interest, fines & other 15%
  • From the state 8%

Seneca 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 Seneca

Full-time staff
0
4 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 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

Mohawk Local School District

Seneca's K–12 school district, shared with Sycamore, Sycamore, Eden, Tymochtee and Texas. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,417
Ohio: $16,610
Students
872
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 59%
  • State 38%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $17,417 per pupil, $8,100 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 Seneca: New Riegel Local School District ($14,269 per pupil) · Hopewell-Loudon Local School District ($14,153 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Seneca pay

Typical tax bill
$1,970
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
0.99%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$198,500
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 Seneca's government

Town hall & decisions in Seneca →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Seneca

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

All of Seneca'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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