Town Hall · Whitewater

Whitewater, OH town hall & government

Whitewater spent $1.7 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $307 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Whitewater's money goes

Spent
$1.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$307
typical Ohio towns: $205
Long-term debt
$256,000
$46 per resident
Fire
$1.3 million74%
Administration & buildings
$171,00010%
Parks & libraries
$122,0007%
Roads & transportation
$93,0005%
Interest on debt
$21,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$18,0001%
Health & welfare
$10,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 90%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • Fees & charges 2%
  • From the state 2%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%

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

Whitewater didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Whitewater

Full-time staff
12
19 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$63,500
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
6
on the town payroll
Fire
6 full-time19 part
Administration & buildings
5 full-time
Roads & transportation
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

Southwest Local School District

Whitewater's K–12 school district, shared with Crosby, Harrison and Harrison. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,512
Ohio: $16,610
Students
4,382
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$43.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 56%
  • State 33%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $12,512 per pupil, $8,257 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 Whitewater pay

Typical tax bill
$2,991
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
2.05%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$146,000
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 Whitewater's government

Town hall & decisions in Whitewater →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Whitewater

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

All of Whitewater'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.

You’re browsing

Whitewater

Ohio · OH · Hamilton County
View town boundary →
Township / city / CDP overlaps possible.
Loading boundary…

Whitewater is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/15 · 2025-01-01