ZIP 45227 · Cincinnati, OH

Eight governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 45227: 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 45227?
45227 is served by the State of Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati City School District, the City of Cincinnati, Mariemont City School District, Columbia Township, the Village of Fairfax and the Village of Mariemont. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Ohio spent $103.2 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Hamilton County spent $1.38 billion (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Cincinnati City School District spent $849 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), City of Cincinnati spent $1.11 billion (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Mariemont City School District spent $35.3 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Columbia Township spent $9.5 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Village of Fairfax spent $5.6 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025) and Village of Mariemont spent $6.8 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 45227?
Of the governments serving 45227, Cincinnati City School District collected $412 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Hamilton County collected $334 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), City of Cincinnati collected $101 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Mariemont City School District collected $28.7 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Columbia Township collected $3.6 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Village of Mariemont collected $1.4 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025) and Village of Fairfax collected $228 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 45227.

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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: Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Columbia Township and Fairfax

Figures for Ohio governments come from the Ohio Auditor of State and are for 2025. The state government's own figures are the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published.

Where property tax goes in 45227

Cincinnati City School District$412 million

50% of its $816 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

Hamilton County$334 million

22% of its $1.52 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

City of Cincinnati$101 million

7.0% of its $1.46 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

Mariemont City School District$28.7 million

77% of its $37.3 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

Columbia Township$3.6 million

44% of its $8.2 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

Village of Mariemont$1.4 million

22% of its $6.5 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

Village of Fairfax$228 thousand

3.2% of its $7.0 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

Hamilton County

$1.38 billion budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Ohio Auditor of State.

Where the money comes from

County taxes35%Fees for services27%Fines and other19%Grants from federal, state and local governments19%
Full Hamilton County breakdown

County taxes35%

Property tax
22%$334 million
Sales tax
12%$189 million
Other taxes
0.5%$7.8 million

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$408 million

Grants from federal, state and local governments19%

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
19%$286 million

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
17%$264 million
Fines
1.8%$26.8 million
Hamilton County page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Social services22%Health and hospitals17%Running the government and other costs14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.2%All other spending7.1%
Full Hamilton County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$451 million
Social services
22%$305 million
Health and hospitals
17%$236 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$188 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.2%$100 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.9%$40.4 million
Housing and community development
2.1%$28.4 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
1.6%$21.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$7.6 million
Hamilton County page →

Your cities and towns

City of Cincinnati

$1.11 billion budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Ohio Auditor of State.

About 41% of this ZIP is in Cincinnati.

Where the money comes from

City taxes40%Fines and other33%Fees for services21%Grants from federal, state and local governments5.5%
Full Cincinnati breakdown

City taxes40%

Individual income tax
31%$446 million
Property tax
7.0%$101 million
Other taxes
2.4%$35.1 million

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$311 million

Grants from federal, state and local governments5.5%

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
5.5%$80.5 million

Fines and other33%

Interest, rents and other
33%$479 million
Fines
0.3%$4.8 million
Cincinnati page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.2%Debt payments (principal and interest)6.9%Health and hospitals6.0%All other spending13%
Full Cincinnati breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
34%$381 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$346 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.2%$103 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
6.9%$77.1 million
Health and hospitals
6.0%$66.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$61.1 million
Housing and community development
4.4%$49.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.7%$30.3 million
Cincinnati page →

Columbia Township

$9.5 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Ohio Auditor of State.

About 27% of this ZIP is in Columbia Township.

Where the money comes from

Grants from federal, state and local governments49%Township taxes44%Fines and other6.2%
Full Columbia Township breakdown

Township taxes44%

Property tax
44%$3.6 million
Other taxes
0.4%$33 thousand

Grants from federal, state and local governments49%

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
49%$4.1 million

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$509 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$4 thousand
Columbia Township page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs50%Roads, transit and parking23%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Debt payments (principal and interest)3.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%
Full Columbia Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
50%$4.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
23%$2.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$2.1 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
3.3%$311 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$80 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$5 thousand
Columbia Township page →

Village of Fairfax

$5.6 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Ohio Auditor of State.

About 13% of this ZIP is in Fairfax.

Where the money comes from

Village taxes77%Fines and other18%Grants from federal, state and local governments4.2%Fees for services0.3%
Full Fairfax breakdown

Village taxes77%

Individual income tax
74%$5.2 million
Property tax
3.2%$228 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$10 thousand

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$20 thousand

Grants from federal, state and local governments4.2%

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
4.2%$298 thousand

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
18%$1.3 million
Fairfax page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs53%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Roads, transit and parking11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.1%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%All other spending0.6%
Full Fairfax breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
53%$2.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$1.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$603 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.1%$230 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$109 thousand
Housing and community development
0.5%$29 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$5 thousand
Fairfax page →

Village of Mariemont

$6.8 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Ohio Auditor of State.

About 13% of this ZIP is in Mariemont.

Where the money comes from

Village taxes68%Grants from federal, state and local governments14%Fees for services12%Fines and other5.5%
Full Mariemont breakdown

Village taxes68%

Individual income tax
44%$2.9 million
Property tax
22%$1.4 million
Other taxes
1.8%$115 thousand

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$796 thousand

Grants from federal, state and local governments14%

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
14%$910 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$357 thousand
Mariemont page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails44%Parks, recreation and libraries25%Running the government and other costs23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.3%Housing and community development1.4%All other spending1.6%
Full Mariemont breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
44%$3.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
25%$1.7 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$1.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.3%$357 thousand
Housing and community development
1.4%$98 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.4%$93 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$11 thousand
Debt payments (principal and interest)
<0.1%$6 thousand
Mariemont page →

Your schools

Cincinnati City School District

$849 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the Ohio Auditor of State.

About 57% of this ZIP is in Cincinnati City School District.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes58%Grants from federal, state and local governments39%Fines and other2.6%Fees for services0.7%
Full Cincinnati City School District breakdown

School district taxes58%

Property tax
50%$412 million
Other taxes
7.0%$57.4 million

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$6.1 million

Grants from federal, state and local governments39%

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
39%$320 million

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$21.2 million
Cincinnati City School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges91%Debt payments (principal and interest)9.1%
Full Cincinnati City School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
91%$772 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
9.1%$77.0 million
Cincinnati City School District page →

Mariemont City School District

$35.3 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the Ohio Auditor of State.

About 39% of this ZIP is in Mariemont City School District.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes77%Grants from federal, state and local governments17%Fines and other3.8%Fees for services2.7%
Full Mariemont City School District breakdown

School district taxes77%

Property tax
77%$28.7 million

Fees for services2.7%

Fees for services
2.7%$990 thousand

Grants from federal, state and local governments17%

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
17%$6.3 million

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$1.4 million
Mariemont City School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges88%Debt payments (principal and interest)12%
Full Mariemont City School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
88%$31.2 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
12%$4.1 million
Mariemont 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
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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.

Hamilton 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.

Cincinnati 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.

City of Cincinnati. 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.

Mariemont 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.

Columbia Township. 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.

Village of Fairfax. 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.

Village of Mariemont. 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.

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. Columbia Township, Fairfax and Mariemont 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.