Ohio City and County 2004 Ratings Comparison Sep 04
Standard & Poors, September 2004
Abstract
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services currently rates the GO debt of about 60 counties, cities, villages and townships in Ohio, with ratings ranging from 'AAA' to 'BBB-'. Most of these entities exhibit strong, or very strong credit characteristics, with three 'AAA' rated municipalities, and 24 communities in the 'AA' rating category. The highly rated communities are not concentrated in any one area of the state, but reflect the state's wide dispersion of economic centers. In general, Standard & Poor's assesses credit ratings according to established criteria using several factors, which are outlined below. The rating analysis starts with an assessment of the issuer's economic characteristics, which are viewed by Standard & Poor's as the foundation of a community's fiscal health,...
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- Toledo
- Cleveland
- Cincinnati
- Akron
- Montgomery Cnty
- Medina Cnty
- Franklin Cnty
- Dayton
- Columbus
- Cleveland Hgts
- Cuyahoga Cnty
- Hancock Cnty
- Lucas Cnty
- Parma
- Summit Cnty
- Youngstown
- Oakwood Vill (Cuyahoga Cnty)
- Logan Cnty
- Sharonville
- Wooster
- Canton
- Champaign Cnty
- Findlay
- Chardon
- Willoughby
- Munroe Falls
- Hilliard
- Solon
- New Albany FKA Vill of New Albany
- Liberty Twp (Delaware Cnty)
- Worthington
- Putnam Cnty
- Wyoming
- Shaker Hgts
- Portage Cnty
- Delaware Cnty
- Westlake
- Franklin
- Bedford
- Indian Hill Vill
- Crawford Cnty
- Parma Heights
- Powell
- Heath
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