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Smithville, OH town hall & government

Smithville spent $2.8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,244 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Smithville's money goes

Spent
$2.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,244
typical Ohio cities: $1,450
Long-term debt
$1 million
$810 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.6 million58%
Police
$395,00014%
Sewer & trash
$358,00013%
Roads & transportation
$149,0005%
Administration & buildings
$144,0005%
Parks & libraries
$58,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$13,000<1%
Interest on debt
$9,000<1%
Health & welfare
$5,000<1%
Other
$51,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 42%
  • Utility sales 16%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • From the state 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From the federal government 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Smithville

Full-time staff
7
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$74,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
2 full-time8 part
Police
4 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Green Local School District

Smithville's K–12 school district, shared with Marshallville, Green, Baughman and Wayne. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,186
Ohio: $16,610
Students
1,095
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$11.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 52%
  • State 43%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $13,186 per pupil, $8,615 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 Smithville pay

Typical tax bill
$2,355
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.19%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$197,100
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 Smithville's government

Town hall & decisions in Smithville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Smithville

Smithville is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Max L. Miller. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Smithville'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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