ZIP 44125 · Garfield Heights, OH

Seven governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 44125: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report or, for Ohio governments, the Ohio Auditor of State, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 44125?
44125 is served by the State of Ohio, Cuyahoga County, Cuyahoga Hgts Local School District, the City of Garfield Heights, Garfield Hgts City School District, the Village of Valley View and the Village of Cuyahoga Heights. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Ohio spent $103.2 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Cuyahoga County spent $1.81 billion (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), Cuyahoga Hgts Local School District spent $19.8 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), City of Garfield Heights spent $51.2 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Garfield Hgts City School District spent $66.6 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Village of Valley View spent $12.5 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021) and Village of Cuyahoga Heights spent $18.1 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 44125?
Of the governments serving 44125, Garfield Hgts City School District collected $23.9 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), City of Garfield Heights collected $14.8 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Cuyahoga County collected $13.7 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), Cuyahoga Hgts Local School District collected $13.4 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Village of Valley View collected $1.1 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021) and Village of Cuyahoga Heights collected $633 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 44125.

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From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: Cuyahoga County, Garfield Heights, Valley View and Cuyahoga Heights

Why not this year? Ohio governments with newer filings show figures from the Ohio Auditor of State (for 2025). Each other figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 44125

Garfield Hgts City School District$23.9 million

36% of its $66.0 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

City of Garfield Heights$14.8 million

28% of its $53.0 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

Cuyahoga County$13.7 million

0.4% of its $3.74 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2023

Cuyahoga Hgts Local School District$13.4 million

67% of its $20.1 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

Village of Valley View$1.1 million

8.5% of its $13.4 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2021

Village of Cuyahoga Heights$633 thousand

3.2% of its $19.5 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your county

Cuyahoga County

$1.81 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

Where the money comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, sewer)57%County taxes23%State tax money14%Fines and other4.2%Local tax money0.9%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

57%

of Cuyahoga County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 14%.

Full Cuyahoga County breakdown

County taxes23%

Other taxes
22%$820 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$766 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$47.3 million
  • Other licenses$6.0 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
0.7%$24.8 million
Property tax
0.4%$13.7 million

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$2.14 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 6 more
  • Hospital bills$1.78 billion
  • Other service charges$343 million
  • Sewer$6.1 million
  • Garbage collection$5.9 million
  • Parking$4.5 million
  • Airport$1.7 million
  • Housing$566 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.2%$6.8 million

State tax money14%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
14%$540 million

Local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.9%$32.4 million

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$145 million
Fines
0.3%$11.8 million
Cuyahoga County page →

Where the money goes

Health and hospitals95%Interest on debt3.1%Police, fire, courts and jails1.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.2%

What stands out

95%

of Cuyahoga County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 7.9%.

Full Cuyahoga County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
95%$1.72 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$1.72 billion
Interest on debt
3.1%$56.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.3%$23.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails
  • Prisons and jails$23.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$4.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$4.3 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$341 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$341 thousand
Cuyahoga County page →

Your cities and towns

City of Garfield Heights

$51.2 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Ohio Auditor of State.

About 43% of this ZIP is in Garfield Heights.

Where the money comes from

City taxes60%Grants from federal, state and local governments21%Fees for services9.6%Fines and other8.8%
Full Garfield Heights breakdown

City taxes60%

Individual income tax
31%$16.3 million
Property tax
28%$14.8 million
Other taxes
1.6%$839 thousand

Fees for services9.6%

Fees for services
9.6%$5.1 million

Grants from federal, state and local governments21%

Grants from the federal government, the state and other local governments, which this government's report lists as one amount.

Grants from federal, state and local governments
21%$11.4 million

Fines and other8.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$2.4 million
Fines
4.3%$2.3 million
Garfield Heights page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Running the government and other costs34%Debt payments (principal and interest)9.8%Roads, transit and parking8.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.3%All other spending5.3%
Full Garfield Heights breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$18.7 million
Running the government and other costs
34%$17.6 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
9.8%$5.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.8%$4.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.3%$2.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$1.4 million
Health and hospitals
1.7%$880 thousand
Housing and community development
0.8%$394 thousand
Garfield Heights page →

Village of Valley View

$12.5 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2021.

About 39% of this ZIP is in Valley View.

Where the money comes from

Village taxes90%State tax money3.7%Fines and other3.1%Fees for services (hospital bills, parks and recreation)1.8%County and local tax money1.3%
Full Valley View breakdown

What stands out

76%

of Valley View's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes90%

Individual income tax
76%$10.2 million
Property tax
8.5%$1.1 million
Other taxes
5.1%$680 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$264 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$202 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$166 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$36 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$11 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$247 thousand
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 1 more
  • Hospital bills$86 thousand
  • Other service charges$85 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$76 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.7%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
3.7%$490 thousand

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$172 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$351 thousand
Fines
0.5%$70 thousand
Valley View page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Running the government and other costs27%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries6.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.9%Sent to other local governments1.5%

What stands out

46%

of Valley View's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Full Valley View breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
46%$5.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.9 million
  • Fire protection$2.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$135 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$105 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$3.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$790 thousand
  • Government buildings$382 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$346 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.9%$862 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$862 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.9%$612 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$319 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$293 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.5%$188 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$188 thousand
Valley View page →

Village of Cuyahoga Heights

$18.1 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Ohio Auditor of State.

About 18% of this ZIP is in Cuyahoga Heights.

Where the money comes from

Village taxes86%Grants from federal, state and local governments7.9%Fines and other4.9%Fees for services0.8%
Full Cuyahoga Heights breakdown

Village taxes86%

Individual income tax
83%$16.1 million
Property tax
3.2%$633 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$120 thousand

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$153 thousand

Grants from federal, state and local governments7.9%

Grants from the federal government, the state and other local governments, which this government's report lists as one amount.

Grants from federal, state and local governments
7.9%$1.5 million

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$960 thousand
Cuyahoga Heights page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs50%Police, fire, courts and jails37%Parks, recreation and libraries4.4%Debt payments (principal and interest)4.1%Roads, transit and parking1.4%All other spending3.1%
Full Cuyahoga Heights breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
50%$9.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$6.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$792 thousand
Debt payments (principal and interest)
4.1%$743 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.4%$245 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.2%$219 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$208 thousand
Housing and community development
0.8%$142 thousand
Cuyahoga Heights page →

Your schools

Cuyahoga Hgts Local School District

$19.8 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the Ohio Auditor of State.

About 56% of this ZIP is in Cuyahoga Hgts Local School District.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes68%Grants from federal, state and local governments16%Fees for services8.2%Fines and other8.1%
Full Cuyahoga Hgts Local School District breakdown

School district taxes68%

Property tax
67%$13.4 million
Other taxes
1.5%$301 thousand

Fees for services8.2%

Fees for services
8.2%$1.6 million

Grants from federal, state and local governments16%

Grants from the federal government, the state and other local governments, which this government's report lists as one amount.

Grants from federal, state and local governments
16%$3.2 million

Fines and other8.1%

Interest, rents and other
8.1%$1.6 million
Cuyahoga Hgts Local School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges100%Debt payments (principal and interest)0.2%
Full Cuyahoga Hgts Local School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
100%$19.7 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
0.2%$39 thousand
Cuyahoga Hgts Local School District page →

Garfield Hgts City School District

$66.6 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the Ohio Auditor of State.

About 43% of this ZIP is in Garfield Hgts City School District.

Where the money comes from

Grants from federal, state and local governments60%School district taxes36%Fees for services1.9%Fines and other1.5%
Full Garfield Hgts City School District breakdown

School district taxes36%

Property tax
36%$23.9 million
Other taxes
0.1%$76 thousand

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$1.3 million

Grants from federal, state and local governments60%

Grants from the federal government, the state and other local governments, which this government's report lists as one amount.

Grants from federal, state and local governments
60%$39.7 million

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$959 thousand
Garfield Hgts City School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges93%Debt payments (principal and interest)7.4%
Full Garfield Hgts City School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
93%$61.7 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
7.4%$4.9 million
Garfield Hgts City School District page →

Your state

State of Ohio

$103.2 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

Federal tax money39%State taxes38%Fees for services (hospital bills, college tuition)14%Fines and other8.9%Local tax money0.8%
Full Ohio breakdown

What stands out

0%

of Ohio's money comes from business income taxes.A typical state government gets 3.8%.

State taxes38%

Sales tax
16%$16.3 billion
Other taxes
11%$11.0 billion
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor fuel taxes and 16 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.84 billion
  • Motor fuel taxes$2.78 billion
  • Public utility taxes$1.21 billion
  • Occupation and business licenses$987 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$794 million
  • Tobacco taxes$752 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$527 million
  • Amusement taxes$330 million
  • Corporation licenses$237 million
  • Other licenses$141 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$118 million
  • Driver's licenses$85.0 million
  • Severance taxes$60.6 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$46.3 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$46.0 million
  • Amusement licenses$24.0 million
  • Public utility licenses$1.5 million
  • Estate and gift taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
10%$10.0 billion
Business income tax
<0.1%$213 thousand

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$14.1 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; college tuition and 8 more
  • Hospital bills$5.38 billion
  • College tuition$5.05 billion
  • Liquor stores$1.76 billion
  • University housing and dining$1.16 billion
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$388 million
  • Other service charges$189 million
  • Housing$69.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$48.0 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$31.3 million
  • Other education charges$570 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money39%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
39%$38.4 billion

Local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.8%$811 million

Fines and other8.9%

Interest, rents and other
8.8%$8.79 billion
Fines
0.1%$111 million
Ohio page →

Where the money goes

Social services39%Sent to local governments26%Schools and colleges13%Health and hospitals8.5%Roads, transit and parking4.0%All other spending9.9%

What stands out

39%

of Ohio's spending goes to social services.A typical state government spends 31%.

Full Ohio breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
39%$40.0 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$39.7 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$160 million
  • Welfare institutions$53.7 million
  • Veterans' services$21.0 million
Sent to local governments
26%$26.8 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: other public welfare and 17 more
  • Sent to school districts$16.6 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$2.21 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.98 billion
  • Sent to local governments: public health$1.43 billion
  • Sent to local governments: general support$1.34 billion
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$1.30 billion
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$494 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$298 million
  • Sent to school districts (colleges)$194 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$187 million
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$181 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$151 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$149 million
  • Sent to local governments: sewer systems$131 million
  • Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$92.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$74.9 million
  • Sent to the federal government$30.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$21.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$7.1 million
Schools and colleges
13%$13.3 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 2 more
  • Colleges and universities$8.68 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$2.49 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$1.70 billion
  • Other education$405 million
Health and hospitals
8.5%$8.80 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$7.10 billion
  • Public health$1.69 billion
Roads, transit and parking
4.0%$4.13 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and toll roads and bridges
  • Roads and highways$3.75 billion
  • Toll roads and bridges$385 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.4%$3.53 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.94 billion
  • Police$598 million
  • Courts and legal services$491 million
  • Inspections and regulation$323 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$178 million
Running the government and other costs
2.8%$2.85 billion
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.48 billion
  • Other and not broken out$595 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$456 million
  • Government buildings$187 million
  • Other government administration$132 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.4%$1.47 billion
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Liquor stores$1.44 billion
  • Garbage and solid waste$26.5 million
  • Water supply$10 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$1.45 billion
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$550 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$550 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$181 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$163 million
  • Libraries$18.0 million
Housing and community development
0.2%$171 million
Ohio page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of Ohio. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Cuyahoga County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Cuyahoga Hgts Local School District. Ohio Auditor of State, Summarized Annual Financial Reports (unaudited filings), fiscal year 2025, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

City of Garfield Heights. Ohio Auditor of State, Summarized Annual Financial Reports (unaudited filings), fiscal year 2025, fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

Garfield Hgts City School District. Ohio Auditor of State, Summarized Annual Financial Reports (unaudited filings), fiscal year 2025, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Village of Valley View. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

Village of Cuyahoga Heights. Ohio Auditor of State, Summarized Annual Financial Reports (unaudited filings), fiscal year 2025, fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

How these figures are counted. Ohio county, city, village and township figures are the calendar-year annual financial reports filed with the Ohio Auditor of State, and school district figures are the 2024-25 school year, ended June 30, 2025, grouped into the same categories as the Census figures. These reports are unaudited. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, internal service funds and money held for others are not counted. The "Debt payments" line includes principal as well as interest, so spending can be higher than the Census figure for the same government. Grants from federal, state and local governments are reported as one amount and are shown together.

Cash basis. Cuyahoga Heights reports on a cash basis, so these are money received and paid out during the year, and a year with a big construction project or loan repayment can show more spending than revenue.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.