Town Hall · Toledo

Toledo, OH town hall & government

Toledo spent $255.5 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $952 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Toledo

Wade KapszukiewiczMayorTerm ends 2030 419-245-1001Email Source ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget

Where Toledo's money goes

Spent
$255.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$952
typical Ohio cities: $2,250
Long-term debt
$1.1 million
$4 per resident
Housing & development
$50.6 million20%
Water & other utilities
$46.2 million18%
Sewer & trash
$36.4 million14%
Health & welfare
$10.8 million4%
Parks & libraries
$8.3 million3%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3.1 million1%
Interest on debt
$43,000<1%
Other
$100.1 million39%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 37%
  • Fees & charges 35%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • From the state 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Property taxes 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Toledo

Full-time staff
2,778
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$76,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
609
and 586 full-time firefighters
Police
671 full-time
Fire
605 full-time
Water & other utilities
319 full-time
Roads & transportation
316 full-time
Administration & buildings
289 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
215 full-time
Sewer & trash
173 full-time
Parks & libraries
35 full-time
Housing & development
34 full-time
Other
121 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Toledo City School District

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

Spending per pupil
$21,943
Ohio: $16,610
Students
21,047
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$145.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 30%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 24%

Of the $21,943 per pupil, $10,259 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 Toledo: Washington Local School District ($14,912 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Toledo pay

Typical tax bill
$1,849
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.61%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$114,500
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 Toledo's government

🏛️ Official websitetoledo.oh.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Toledo →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Toledo

Toledo is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Marcy Kaptur. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Toledo'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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