Town Hall · Sunfish

Sunfish, OH town hall & government

Sunfish spent $66,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $52 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Sunfish's money goes

Spent
$66,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$52
typical Ohio towns: $205
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Other
$66,000100%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 32%
  • Interest, fines & other 25%
  • From other local governments 18%
  • Sales taxes 14%
  • From the state 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Income taxes 2%

Sunfish 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 Sunfish

Full-time staff
0
21 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time14 part
Other
0 full-time7 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Scioto Valley Local School District

Sunfish's K–12 school district, shared with Camp Creek, Piketon, Scioto, Seal and Newton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,237
Ohio: $16,610
Students
1,170
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 19%
  • State 51%
  • Federal 30%

Of the $17,237 per pupil, $10,450 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 Sunfish: Western Local School District ($21,227 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Sunfish pay

Typical tax bill
$1,261
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
0.91%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$138,700
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 Sunfish's government

Town hall & decisions in Sunfish →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sunfish

Sunfish is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative David J. Taylor. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Sunfish'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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