Measuring the size and cost of government
- A 2019 study done for the Greater Cleveland Partnership found that Cuyahoga County residents and businesses paid $632 more a year per capita in state and local taxes than those in a group of large urban counties. The other cities were Buffalo, Cincinnati, Columbus, Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Milwaukee, Nashville, Pittsburgh and St. Louis.
- Ohio has 607 public school districts and 58 joint vocational school districts. The state has 5.6 school districts per 100,000 residents, more than all the bordering states and the 19th highest ratio in the country. Source: cleveland.com
- Ohio has the 10th highest local tax burden in the United States when taxes are viewed as a percentage of income, according to the Buckeye Institute
- Ohio has 41 local taxing bodies per county. The national average is 28. Source: Buckeye Institute