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Tontogany, OH town hall & government

Tontogany spent $1.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,828 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Tontogany's money goes

Spent
$1.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,828
typical Ohio cities: $1,450
Long-term debt
$791,000
$2,065 per resident
Water & other utilities
$874,00081%
Roads & transportation
$75,0007%
Administration & buildings
$45,0004%
Police
$32,0003%
Parks & libraries
$23,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$9,0001%
Sewer & trash
$9,0001%
Paid to other governments
$2,000<1%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Other
$13,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 78%
  • Income taxes 12%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • From the state 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Property taxes 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Tontogany

Full-time staff
0
15 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time6 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

Otsego Local School District

Tontogany's K–12 school district, shared with Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids, Haskins, Washington, Weston and Weston. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,712
Ohio: $16,610
Students
1,679
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$8.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 58%
  • State 36%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $12,712 per pupil, $8,052 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 Tontogany pay

Typical tax bill
$1,592
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
0.97%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$163,700
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 Tontogany's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Tontogany

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

All of Tontogany'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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