Town Hall · Suffield

Suffield, OH town hall & government

Suffield spent $2.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $337 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Suffield's money goes

Spent
$2.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$337
typical Ohio towns: $205
Long-term debt
$2.1 million
$331 per resident
Fire
$972,00046%
Roads & transportation
$630,00030%
Administration & buildings
$400,00019%
Interest on debt
$97,0005%
Other
$17,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 81%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Sales taxes 4%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • From the state <1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Suffield collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Suffield didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Suffield

Full-time staff
3
62 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$86,100
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
1
on the town payroll
Fire
1 full-time40 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time14 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Suffield didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Field Local School District

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

Spending per pupil
$13,134
Ohio: $16,610
Students
1,915
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$14 million
at year end

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

  • Local 66%
  • State 25%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $13,134 per pupil, $7,551 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 Suffield: Springfield Local School District ($14,969 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Suffield pay

Typical tax bill
$2,743
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.26%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$217,300
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 Suffield's government

🏛️ Official websitesuffieldtownshipohio.com ↗
Town hall phone330-628-7420

Town hall & decisions in Suffield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Suffield

Suffield is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representatives David P. Joyce and Emilia Strong Sykes. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Suffield'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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