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Winchester, OH town hall & government

Winchester spent $994,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $992 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Winchester's money goes

Spent
$994,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$992
typical Ohio cities: $1,450
Long-term debt
$170,000
$170 per resident
Water & other utilities
$271,00027%
Sewer & trash
$265,00027%
Police
$252,00025%
Interest on debt
$8,0001%
Roads & transportation
$5,0001%
Other
$193,00019%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 35%
  • Utility sales 30%
  • Property taxes 25%
  • From other local governments 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From the state 1%

Winchester 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 Winchester

Full-time staff
17
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$16,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
11 full-time
Police
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 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

Adams County/Ohio Valley Local School District

Winchester'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 Winchester pay

Typical tax bill
$1,441
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.10%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$130,900
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 Winchester's government

Town hall & decisions in Winchester →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Winchester

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

All of Winchester'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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