Town Hall · Versailles

Versailles, OH town hall & government

Versailles spent $12.8 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $4,763 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Versailles's money goes

Spent
$12.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$4,763
typical Ohio cities: $2,250
Long-term debt
$4.4 million
$1,648 per resident
Water & other utilities
$8.8 million69%
Health & welfare
$890,0007%
Administration & buildings
$816,0006%
Sewer & trash
$753,0006%
Roads & transportation
$587,0005%
Police
$560,0004%
Fire
$128,0001%
Interest on debt
$105,0001%
Housing & development
$83,0001%
Parks & libraries
$80,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,000<1%
Other
$34,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 58%
  • Income taxes 20%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From the state 3%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Sales taxes <1%

Versailles didn't report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Versailles

Full-time staff
32
51 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$60,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Health & welfare
1 full-time22 part
Fire
0 full-time21 part
Administration & buildings
6 full-time7 part
Water & other utilities
8 full-time
Police
7 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
7 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Versailles Exempted Village School District

Versailles's K–12 school district, shared with North Star, Yorkshire, Wayne, Patterson, Wabash and York. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,872
Ohio: $16,610
Students
1,253
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 48%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $14,872 per pupil, $9,588 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 Versailles pay

Typical tax bill
$1,851
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
0.89%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$208,200
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 Versailles's government

🏛️ Official websiteversaillesohio.cc ↗

Town hall & decisions in Versailles →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Versailles

Versailles is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Warren Davidson. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Versailles'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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