Town Hall · Wabash

Wabash, OH town hall & government

Wabash spent $215,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $256 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Wabash's money goes

Spent
$215,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$256
typical Ohio towns: $205
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$60,00028%
Administration & buildings
$54,00025%
Roads & transportation
$16,0007%
Other
$85,00040%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 48%
  • Property taxes 37%
  • From the federal government 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • From the state 1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Wabash

Full-time staff
1
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$74,000
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time3 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

Versailles Exempted Village School District

Wabash's K–12 school district, shared with North Star, Versailles, Yorkshire, Wayne, Patterson 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.

Also serving Wabash: Ansonia Local School District ($14,141 per pupil) · Marion Local School District ($11,761 per pupil) · St. Henry Consolidated Local School District ($10,949 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Wabash pay

Typical tax bill
$2,473
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
0.82%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$302,500
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 Wabash's government

Town hall & decisions in Wabash →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Wabash

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

All of Wabash'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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