Town Hall · Silver Lake

Silver Lake, OH town hall & government

Silver Lake spent $4.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,741 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Silver Lake's money goes

Spent
$4.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,741
typical Ohio cities: $1,450
Long-term debt
$1.6 million
$639 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.1 million25%
Police
$936,00022%
Roads & transportation
$829,00019%
Water & other utilities
$510,00012%
Administration & buildings
$397,0009%
Fire
$275,0006%
Parks & libraries
$134,0003%
Interest on debt
$64,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$45,0001%
Health & welfare
$28,0001%
Other
$6,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 30%
  • Fees & charges 21%
  • Income taxes 20%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From the state <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Silver Lake

Full-time staff
21
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$71,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
8
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
9 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time8 part
Water & other utilities
4 full-time
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Cuyahoga Falls City School District

Silver Lake's K–12 school district, shared with Cuyahoga Falls. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,165
Ohio: $16,610
Students
4,036
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$86.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 52%
  • State 42%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $16,165 per pupil, $10,323 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 Silver Lake pay

Typical tax bill
$5,524
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.73%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$319,400
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 Silver Lake's government

🏛️ Official websitevillageofsilverlake.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Silver Lake →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Silver Lake

Silver Lake is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Emilia Strong Sykes. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Silver Lake'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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