Richfield Overview

Local Government

Organization

Richfield Village exists as a chartered municipality within the boundaries of Richfield Township.

The Township has a population of 2,000 and the Village has 3,300 residents.

Village and Township public services are independently organized as follows: Richfield Village has a chartered form of government with a mayor and seven members of council.

Village property owners pay no operating levies. There are no fire and police levies and there are no charges for rescue calls, brush chipping, road paving and resurfacing, and street lights.

Richfield Township is a less densely populated area that surrounds the Village. As a township it is governed by three trustees and the laws of the State of Ohio.

Property owners pay no charges for rescue and fire calls. Road maintenance and the Township Police Department are funded by operating levies. Richfield has toll-free calling to all of the Cleveland telephone exchanges and reduced rates to Akron.

Taxation

Tax structure in the Village and Township:*

• Village residential real estate effective rate - 41.51 per $1,000.
• Village commercial/industrial real estate net rate 49.09 per $1,000.
• Village income tax - 2.0%. Village personal property tax net rate - 69.98 per $1,000.
• Township residential real estate effective rate - 48.88 per $1,000.
• Township commercial/industrial real estate net rate - 48.88 per $1,000.
• Township personal property tax - 80.21 per $1,000. Summit County Sales Tax is 5.75%.

* 1998 information

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