ZIP 45771 · Sutton Township, OH

Seven governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 45771: 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 45771?
45771 is served by the State of Ohio, Meigs County, Southern Local School District, Sutton Township, Letart Township, Chester Township and Eastern Local School District. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Ohio spent $103.2 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Meigs County spent $17.0 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021), Southern Local School District spent $12.8 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Sutton Township spent $371 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Letart Township spent $484 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Chester Township spent $652 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021) and Eastern Local School District spent $13.9 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 45771?
Of the governments serving 45771, Meigs County collected $4.1 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021), Southern Local School District collected $2.8 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Eastern Local School District collected $2.4 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Chester Township collected $316 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021), Letart Township collected $228 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025) and Sutton Township collected $224 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 45771.

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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: Meigs County, Sutton Township, Letart Township and Chester 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 45771

Meigs County$4.1 million

24% of its $17.2 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 · estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

Southern Local School District$2.8 million

23% of its $12.6 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Eastern Local School District$2.4 million

17% of its $14.0 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Chester Township$316 thousand

46% of its $682 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2021

Letart Township$228 thousand

56% of its $405 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

Sutton Township$224 thousand

53% of its $426 thousand 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

Meigs County

$17.0 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2021. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

Where the money comes from

State tax money57%County taxes39%Fines and other2.8%Fees for services1.5%
Full Meigs County breakdown

What stands out

15%

of Meigs County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes39%

Property tax
24%$4.1 million
Sales tax
15%$2.6 million
Other taxes
0.1%$23 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$21 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.5%

Fees for services
1.5%$260 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$260 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money57%

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

From the state
57%$9.8 million

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$400 thousand
Fines
0.4%$74 thousand
Meigs County page →

Where the money goes

Social services41%Roads, transit and parking22%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Health and hospitals1.4%Interest on debt0.1%

What stands out

41%

of Meigs County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Full Meigs County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
41%$6.9 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
22%$3.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.7 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$3.6 million
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)$2.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$958 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$2.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$930 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$239 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$239 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$22 thousand
Meigs County page →

Your towns

Sutton Township

$371 thousand budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Ohio Auditor of State.

About 49% of this ZIP is in Sutton Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes53%Grants from federal, state and local governments47%Fines and other0.6%
Full Sutton Township breakdown

Township taxes53%

Property tax
53%$224 thousand

Grants from federal, state and local governments47%

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
47%$199 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$3 thousand
Sutton Township page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Health and hospitals6.1%Debt payments (principal and interest)1.6%Social services0.4%
Full Sutton Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
39%$145 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$102 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$94 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.1%$23 thousand
Debt payments (principal and interest)
1.6%$6 thousand
Social services
0.4%$2 thousand
Sutton Township page →

Letart Township

$484 thousand budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Ohio Auditor of State.

About 27% of this ZIP is in Letart Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes56%Grants from federal, state and local governments43%Fines and other0.3%
Full Letart Township breakdown

Township taxes56%

Property tax
56%$228 thousand

Grants from federal, state and local governments43%

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
43%$176 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$1 thousand
Letart Township page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Health and hospitals13%Running the government and other costs12%Debt payments (principal and interest)3.7%Social services2.3%
Full Letart Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
38%$183 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$151 thousand
Health and hospitals
13%$64 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$57 thousand
Debt payments (principal and interest)
3.7%$18 thousand
Social services
2.3%$11 thousand
Letart Township page →

Chester Township

$652 thousand budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2021.

About 14% of this ZIP is in Chester Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes71%State tax money21%County and local tax money5.4%Fines and other2.3%
Full Chester Township breakdown

What stands out

25%

of Chester 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 taxes71%

Property tax
46%$316 thousand
Other taxes
25%$168 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$139 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$26 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$145 thousand

County and local tax money5.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.4%$37 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$16 thousand
Chester Township page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking61%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails18%

What stands out

18%

of Chester 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 Chester Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
61%$396 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$396 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$141 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$114 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$27 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$115 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$115 thousand
Chester Township page →

Your schools

Southern Local School District

$12.8 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 85% of this ZIP is in Southern Local School District.

Where the money comes from

State tax money74%School district taxes23%Fines and other2.1%Fees for services (school lunches)0.8%

What stands out

74%

of Southern Local School District's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 59%.

Full Southern Local School District breakdown

School district taxes23%

Property tax
23%$2.8 million
Other taxes
0.5%$65 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$65 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$96 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$91 thousand
  • School lunches$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money74%

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

From the state
74%$9.3 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$3 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$270 thousand
Southern Local School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges94%Sent to other local governments4.5%Interest on debt1.1%

What stands out

4.5%

of Southern Local School District's spending goes to local governments.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 1.3%.

Full Southern Local School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
94%$12.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$12.0 million
Sent to other local governments
4.5%$577 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$569 thousand
  • Sent to school districts$8 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$145 thousand
Southern Local School District page →

Eastern Local School District

$13.9 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 14% of this ZIP is in Eastern Local School District.

Where the money comes from

State tax money77%School district taxes17%Fines and other3.4%Fees for services (school lunches)1.9%County and local tax money0.5%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

77%

of Eastern Local School District's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 59%.

Full Eastern Local School District breakdown

School district taxes17%

Property tax
17%$2.4 million
Other taxes
0.4%$51 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$272 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$168 thousand
  • School lunches$104 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%$27 thousand

State tax money77%

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

From the state
77%$10.7 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$77 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$477 thousand
Eastern Local School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges97%Sent to other local governments3.0%
Full Eastern Local School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$13.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$13.5 million
Sent to other local governments
3.0%$421 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$418 thousand
  • Sent to school districts$3 thousand
Eastern 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
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.

Meigs County. 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.

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

Sutton 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.

Letart 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.

Chester Township. 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.

Eastern Local School District. 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. Sutton Township and Letart Township 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.