Town Hall · Stow

Stow, OH town hall & government

Stow spent $60 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,753 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Stow's money goes

Spent
$60 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,753
typical Ohio cities: $2,228
Long-term debt
$10.3 million
$302 per resident
Fire
$8.8 million15%
Police
$7.5 million13%
Roads & transportation
$5.8 million10%
Water & other utilities
$5.2 million9%
Administration & buildings
$3.2 million5%
Parks & libraries
$3 million5%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3 million5%
Sewer & trash
$1.4 million2%
Health & welfare
$354,0001%
Interest on debt
$231,000<1%
Other
$21.6 million36%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 36%
  • Interest, fines & other 29%
  • Property taxes 14%
  • Utility sales 6%
  • Sales taxes 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • From the state 2%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Stow

Full-time staff
235
83 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$93,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
47
and 51 full-time firefighters
Police
55 full-time13 part
Fire
54 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
37 full-time11 part
Parks & libraries
15 full-time41 part
Administration & buildings
28 full-time11 part
Roads & transportation
21 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
9 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Other
14 full-time2 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

Stow-Munroe Falls City School District

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

Spending per pupil
$14,744
Ohio: $16,610
Students
5,132
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$10.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 66%
  • State 28%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $14,744 per pupil, $9,363 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 Stow pay

Typical tax bill
$3,843
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.55%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$248,000
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 Stow's government

🏛️ Official websitestow.oh.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Stow →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Stow

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

All of Stow'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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