Town Hall · Tallmadge

Tallmadge, OH town hall & government

Tallmadge spent $34.3 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,878 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Tallmadge's money goes

Spent
$34.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,878
typical Ohio cities: $2,228
Long-term debt
$13.2 million
$723 per resident
Paid to other governments
$7.1 million21%
Fire
$6.1 million18%
Sewer & trash
$4.8 million14%
Police
$4.7 million14%
Parks & libraries
$3.4 million10%
Administration & buildings
$3.3 million10%
Water & other utilities
$1.4 million4%
Roads & transportation
$759,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$378,0001%
Interest on debt
$59,000<1%
Other
$2.4 million7%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 47%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • Utility sales 6%
  • From the state 3%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Tallmadge

Full-time staff
118
122 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$87,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
27
and 25 full-time firefighters
Police
32 full-time17 part
Parks & libraries
5 full-time63 part
Fire
26 full-time20 part
Administration & buildings
20 full-time18 part
Roads & transportation
24 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
4 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
4 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
3 full-time1 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

Tallmadge City School District

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

Spending per pupil
$15,321
Ohio: $16,610
Students
2,480
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$44.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 61%
  • State 31%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $15,321 per pupil, $8,952 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 Tallmadge: Field Local School District ($13,134 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Tallmadge pay

Typical tax bill
$3,572
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.54%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$232,500
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 Tallmadge's government

🏛️ Official websitetallmadge-ohio.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Tallmadge →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Tallmadge

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

All of Tallmadge'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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