Town Hall · Sycamore

Sycamore, OH town hall & government

Sycamore spent $2.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $3,039 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Sycamore's money goes

Spent
$2.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$3,039
typical Ohio cities: $1,450
Long-term debt
$2.2 million
$2,689 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.6 million66%
Fire
$268,00011%
Administration & buildings
$237,00010%
Roads & transportation
$92,0004%
Sewer & trash
$89,0004%
Interest on debt
$84,0003%
Police
$52,0002%
Paid to other governments
$20,0001%
Parks & libraries
$1,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 69%
  • Income taxes 13%
  • Fees & charges 10%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • From the state 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%

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

Town workforce

Who works for Sycamore

Full-time staff
6
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$40,500
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
3 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Health & welfare
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Mohawk Local School District

Sycamore's K–12 school district, shared with Sycamore, Eden, Tymochtee, Texas and Seneca. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,417
Ohio: $16,610
Students
872
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 59%
  • State 38%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $17,417 per pupil, $8,100 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 Sycamore pay

Typical tax bill
$870
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
0.75%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$116,600
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 Sycamore's government

Town hall & decisions in Sycamore →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sycamore

Sycamore is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Robert E. Latta. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Sycamore'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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