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Wooster, OH town hall & government

Wooster spent $870,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $182 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Wooster's money goes

Spent
$870,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$182
typical Ohio towns: $205
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$605,00070%
Administration & buildings
$121,00014%
Roads & transportation
$108,00012%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$36,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 55%
  • Interest, fines & other 21%
  • From the federal government 13%
  • Sales taxes 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Fees & charges <1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Wooster 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 Wooster

Full-time staff
14
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$63,300
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
8
on the town payroll
Fire
8 full-time
Administration & buildings
4 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time1 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

Triway Local School District

Wooster's K–12 school district, shared with Shreve, Franklin, Clinton and Plain. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,467
Ohio: $16,610
Students
1,415
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$89.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 47%
  • State 43%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $16,467 per pupil, $10,072 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 Wooster: Wooster City School District ($17,396 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Wooster pay

Typical tax bill
$2,642
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.09%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$241,300
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 Wooster's government

🏛️ Official websitewoosteroh.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Wooster →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Wooster

Wooster is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Max L. Miller. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Wooster'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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