Photo: Photo by and ©2010 Dustin M. Ramsey (Kralizec!) · CC BY-SA 2.5How is Bairdstown run?
Bairdstown’s village government spent $93,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $684 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Bairdstown didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Bairdstown is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $684 per resident a year, or $1.87 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 33%.
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Bairdstown didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Bairdstown yet
Every year of Bairdstown’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the village reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $700 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.00% 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 Bairdstown’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 Bairdstown’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Bairdstown →
Who’s in charge in Bairdstown
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Elmwood Local School District
Bairdstown’s K–12 school district, shared with Bloomdale, Cygnet, Jerry City, Wayne, West Millgrove and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,890 per pupil, $9,972 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.
North Baltimore Local School District · $19,617 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Bairdstown’s votes are counted by county
Ohio reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Bairdstown alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Wood County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican54.6%36,877 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat44.4%30,016 votesOthers: 1.0% (672 votes).
Most votes in Wood County: Donald J Trump
Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
100% of Bairdstown lies in Wood County. Every 2024 race in Wood County is on the county’s page.
Wood 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 Bairdstown.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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 Bairdstown’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Bairdstown’s government
How much does Bairdstown spend per resident?
About $684 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Bairdstown didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $132,000.
What is the property tax rate in Bairdstown?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $700 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.00% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the village’s assessor.
Who runs Bairdstown’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Bairdstown yet.
How did Bairdstown vote in 2024?
Ohio counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Bairdstown alone. Wood County, where 100% of Bairdstown lies, voted Trump 54.6%, Harris 44.4% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Bairdstown in the state legislature?
State Senate District 2 (Theresa Gavarone) and State House District 75 (Haraz Ghanbari). The House district also covers 42 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Bairdstown’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 (for Bairdstown, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →