Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHow is Ansonia run?
Ansonia’s village government spent $599,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $535 per resident. Water and other utilities ($123,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Ansonia is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $535 per resident a year, or $1.47 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 37%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$535 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Ansonia’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($535 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 320 Ohio cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $458, and the middle half spent $251–$774. Ansonia spent more than 57% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($223,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Ohio cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Ansonia itself left out).
No trend yet
Ansonia reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,126 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.95% of the home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Ansonia’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Ansonia’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Ansonia →
Who’s in charge in Ansonia
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Ansonia’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The village posts agendas and minutes on ansoniaohio.us ↗.
One full-time village employee for every 187 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (1,120).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Ansonia Local School District
Ansonia’s K–12 school district, shared with New Weston, Rossburg, Brown Township, York Township, Allen Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,141 per pupil, $9,044 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Ohio districts overall: 53% local, 35% state, 12% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Ansonia’s votes are counted by county
Ohio reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Ansonia alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Darke County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican82.3%22,234 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat17.0%4,583 votesOthers: 0.7% (183 votes).
Most votes in Darke County: Donald J Trump
Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
100% of Ansonia lies in Darke County. Every 2024 race in Darke County is on the county’s page.
Darke County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Ansonia.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: ansoniaohio.us ↗
- 2Ohio HouseState representatives
- 3Ohio SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Ohio
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Ansonia’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Ansonia’s government
How much does Ansonia spend per resident?
About $535 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $535 was more than 57% of 320 Ohio cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Ansonia?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,126 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.95% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see ansoniaohio.us.
Who runs Ansonia’s government?
See ansoniaohio.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Ansonia yet.
How did Ansonia vote in 2024?
Ohio counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Ansonia alone. Darke County, where 100% of Ansonia lies, voted Trump 82.3%, Harris 17.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Ansonia?
6 full-time and 11 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $25,850 (about $310,200 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Ansonia in the state legislature?
State Senate District 12 (Susan Manchester) and State House District 84 (Angie King). The House district also covers 58 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Ansonia’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →