ZIP 45120 · Franklin Township, OH

Eight governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 45120: 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 45120?
45120 is served by the State of Ohio, Clermont County, Felicity Franklin School District, Franklin Township, Brown County, Lewis Township, Washington Township and Ripley Union Lewis Local School District. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Ohio spent $103.2 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Clermont County spent $231 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Felicity Franklin School District spent $12.6 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Franklin Township spent $1.6 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021), Brown County spent $51.2 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Lewis Township spent $416 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021), Washington Township spent $3.9 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021) and Ripley Union Lewis Local School District spent $14.6 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 45120?
Of the governments serving 45120, Clermont County collected $45.6 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Brown County collected $6.1 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Ripley Union Lewis Local School District collected $3.7 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Washington Township collected $2.8 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021), Felicity Franklin School District collected $2.1 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Franklin Township collected $751 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021) and Lewis Township collected $197 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 45120.

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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: Clermont County, Brown County, Franklin Township and Lewis Township

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 45120

Clermont County$45.6 million

18% of its $252 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

Brown County$6.1 million

12% of its $50.8 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

Ripley Union Lewis Local School District$3.7 million

23% of its $16.4 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

Washington Township$2.8 million

78% of its $3.6 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 · estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

Felicity Franklin School District$2.1 million

16% of its $12.9 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

Franklin Township$751 thousand

41% of its $1.8 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 · estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

Lewis Township$197 thousand

84% of its $235 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 · estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

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 counties

Clermont County

$231 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Ohio Auditor of State.

About 75% of this ZIP is in Clermont County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes39%Fees for services28%Grants from federal, state and local governments24%Fines and other8.2%
Full Clermont County breakdown

County taxes39%

Sales tax
18%$45.8 million
Property tax
18%$45.6 million
Other taxes
2.9%$7.2 million

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$71.5 million

Grants from federal, state and local governments24%

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
24%$61.3 million

Fines and other8.2%

Interest, rents and other
7.5%$19.0 million
Fines
0.7%$1.7 million
Clermont County page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs25%Social services24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Health and hospitals4.0%All other spending7.4%
Full Clermont County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$64.4 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$58.7 million
Social services
24%$55.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$26.1 million
Health and hospitals
4.0%$9.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.7%$8.5 million
Housing and community development
3.3%$7.6 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
0.4%$938 thousand
Clermont County page →

Brown County

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

About 25% of this ZIP is in Brown County.

Where the money comes from

Grants from federal, state and local governments48%County taxes30%Fees for services15%Fines and other6.8%
Full Brown County breakdown

County taxes30%

Sales tax
17%$8.6 million
Property tax
12%$6.1 million
Other taxes
1.5%$774 thousand

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$7.4 million

Grants from federal, state and local governments48%

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
48%$24.5 million

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$2.8 million
Fines
1.4%$688 thousand
Brown County page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails24%Health and hospitals20%Running the government and other costs20%Social services19%Roads, transit and parking12%All other spending4.9%
Full Brown County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$12.5 million
Health and hospitals
20%$10.4 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$10.3 million
Social services
19%$9.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$6.0 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
2.4%$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.1%$1.1 million
Housing and community development
0.4%$181 thousand
Brown County page →

Your towns

Franklin Township

$1.6 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2021. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

About 55% of this ZIP is in Franklin Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes79%County and local tax money12%Fines and other8.9%
Full Franklin Township breakdown

What stands out

38%

of Franklin Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes79%

Property tax
41%$751 thousand
Other taxes
38%$698 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$696 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$230 thousand

Fines and other8.9%

Interest, rents and other
8.9%$164 thousand
Franklin Township page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs54%Roads, transit and parking23%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

54%

of Franklin Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Full Franklin Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
54%$833 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$518 thousand
  • Government buildings$265 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$50 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$364 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$364 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$356 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$356 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Franklin Township page →

Lewis Township

$416 thousand budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2021. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

About 25% of this ZIP is in Lewis Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes84%State tax money11%Fines and other5.5%
Full Lewis Township breakdown

What stands out

84%

of Lewis Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes84%

Property tax
84%$197 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$25 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$13 thousand
Lewis Township page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking46%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Health and hospitals19%Running the government and other costs15%

What stands out

19%

of Lewis Township's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Full Lewis Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
46%$190 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$190 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$84 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$84 thousand
Health and hospitals
19%$80 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$80 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$62 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$60 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Lewis Township page →

Washington Township

$3.9 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2021. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

About 20% of this ZIP is in Washington Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes78%Fines and other17%State tax money3.1%Fees for services1.1%
Full Washington Township breakdown

What stands out

17%

of Washington Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes78%

Property tax
78%$2.8 million
Other taxes
0.1%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$41 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.1%

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

From the state
3.1%$110 thousand

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
17%$627 thousand
Washington Township page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails63%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs17%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%Health and hospitals0.2%

What stands out

63%

of Washington Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Full Washington Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
63%$2.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$2.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
18%$694 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$694 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$662 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$645 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$60 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$60 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Washington Township page →

Your schools

Felicity Franklin School District

$12.6 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the Ohio Auditor of State.

About 75% of this ZIP is in Felicity Franklin School District.

Where the money comes from

Grants from federal, state and local governments78%School district taxes16%Fines and other3.5%Fees for services2.6%
Full Felicity Franklin School District breakdown

School district taxes16%

Property tax
16%$2.1 million

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$330 thousand

Grants from federal, state and local governments78%

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
78%$10.0 million

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$445 thousand
Felicity Franklin School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges100%Debt payments (principal and interest)0.2%
Full Felicity Franklin School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
100%$12.6 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
0.2%$20 thousand
Felicity Franklin School District page →

Ripley Union Lewis Local School District

$14.6 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the Ohio Auditor of State.

About 16% of this ZIP is in Ripley Union Lewis Local School District.

Where the money comes from

Grants from federal, state and local governments73%School district taxes23%Fines and other2.4%Fees for services2.0%
Full Ripley Union Lewis Local School District breakdown

School district taxes23%

Property tax
23%$3.7 million

Fees for services2.0%

Fees for services
2.0%$323 thousand

Grants from federal, state and local governments73%

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
73%$12.0 million

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$389 thousand
Ripley Union Lewis Local School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges99%Debt payments (principal and interest)1.2%
Full Ripley Union Lewis Local School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$14.4 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
1.2%$177 thousand
Ripley Union Lewis Local 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
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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
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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.

Clermont County. 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.

Felicity Franklin 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.

Franklin Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

Brown County. 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.

Lewis Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

Washington Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

Ripley Union Lewis 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.

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. Brown County and Ripley Union Lewis Local School District report 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.