Town Hall · Wayne

Wayne, OH town hall & government

Wayne spent $394,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $299 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Wayne's money goes

Spent
$394,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$299
typical Ohio towns: $205
Long-term debt
$52,000
$39 per resident
Roads & transportation
$134,00034%
Administration & buildings
$130,00033%
Fire
$71,00018%
Interest on debt
$4,0001%
Other
$55,00014%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 34%
  • Sales taxes 30%
  • From the federal government 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • From the state 8%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Wayne

Full-time staff
0
6 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 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.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Adams County/Ohio Valley Local School District

Wayne's K–12 school district, shared with Brush Creek, Franklin, Jefferson, Meigs, Oliver and Peebles. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,313
Ohio: $16,610
Students
3,491
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$10 million
at year end

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

  • Local 25%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $16,313 per pupil, $10,326 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 Wayne pay

Typical tax bill
$2,184
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
0.90%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$242,900
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Wayne's government

Town hall & decisions in Wayne →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Wayne

Wayne is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative David J. Taylor. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Wayne'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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