Town Hall · Springfield

Springfield, OH town hall & government

Springfield spent $900,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $411 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Springfield's money goes

Spent
$900,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$411
typical Ohio towns: $205
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$456,00051%
Fire
$198,00022%
Administration & buildings
$81,0009%
Water & other utilities
$10,0001%
Parks & libraries
$10,0001%
Health & welfare
$7,0001%
Other
$138,00015%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 45%
  • Property taxes 26%
  • From the state 14%
  • Sales taxes 11%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Springfield

Full-time staff
6
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$26,900
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
2 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
4 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

Edison Local School District

Springfield's K–12 school district, shared with Amsterdam, Bergholz, Empire, Irondale, Richmond and Ross. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,860
Ohio: $16,610
Students
1,379
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 61%
  • State 27%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $15,860 per pupil, $9,245 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 Springfield pay

Typical tax bill
$977
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
0.97%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$100,400
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Springfield's government

Town hall & decisions in Springfield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Springfield

Springfield is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Michael A. Rulli. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Springfield'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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