Town Hall · Townsend

Townsend, OH town hall & government

Townsend spent $36,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $23 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Townsend's money goes

Spent
$36,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$23
typical Ohio towns: $205
Long-term debt
$900,000
$578 per resident
Interest on debt
$36,000100%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 90%
  • From other local governments 10%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Townsend collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Townsend

Full-time staff
6
27 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$61,000
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
2
on the town payroll
Fire
2 full-time24 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Western Reserve Local School District

Townsend's K–12 school district, shared with Wakeman, Wakeman, Hartland and Norwalk. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,722
Ohio: $16,610
Students
979
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 44%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $15,722 per pupil, $8,718 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 Townsend pay

Typical tax bill
$1,769
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
0.84%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$210,500
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Townsend's government

Town hall & decisions in Townsend →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Townsend

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

All of Townsend'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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