Town Hall · Wills

Wills, OH town hall & government

Wills spent $185,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $120 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Wills's money goes

Spent
$185,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$120
typical Ohio towns: $205
Long-term debt
$9,000
$6 per resident
Roads & transportation
$112,00061%
Administration & buildings
$40,00022%
Police
$8,0004%
Health & welfare
$7,0004%
Fire
$6,0003%
Interest on debt
$1,0001%
Other
$11,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 69%
  • Sales taxes 25%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Fees & charges <1%

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

Town workforce

Who works for Wills

Full-time staff
2
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$52,400
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time5 part
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

East Guernsey Local School District

Wills's K–12 school district, shared with Londonderry, Madison, Millwood, Old Washington, Oxford and Quaker City. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,617
Ohio: $16,610
Students
1,065
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 45%
  • State 42%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $17,617 per pupil, $10,554 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 Wills: Rolling Hills Local School District ($14,850 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Wills pay

Typical tax bill
$1,620
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
0.90%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$180,900
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 Wills's government

Town hall & decisions in Wills →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Wills

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

All of Wills'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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