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Violet, OH town hall & government

Violet spent $3.1 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $67 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Violet's money goes

Spent
$3.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$67
typical Ohio towns: $529
Long-term debt
$14.6 million
$309 per resident
Administration & buildings
$2.2 million69%
Interest on debt
$454,00014%
Fire
$332,00011%
Health & welfare
$172,0005%
Roads & transportation
$2,000<1%
Other
$7,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 29%
  • Income taxes 27%
  • Other taxes & licenses 24%
  • Interest, fines & other 20%

Violet 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 Violet

Full-time staff
74
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$104,200
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
58
on the town payroll
Fire
58 full-time15 part
Administration & buildings
9 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time
Other
1 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

Pickerington Local School District

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

Spending per pupil
$13,832
Ohio: $16,610
Students
11,549
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$170.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 53%
  • State 42%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $13,832 per pupil, $8,478 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 Violet: Canal Winchester Local School District ($15,101 per pupil) · Bloom-Carroll Local School District ($12,317 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Violet pay

Typical tax bill
$4,950
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.37%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$361,900
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 Violet's government

Town hall & decisions in Violet →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Violet

Violet is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Troy Balderson. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Violet'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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