How is Berlin Heights run?
Berlin Heights’ village government spent $316,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $445 per resident.
What stands out about how Berlin Heights is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
Edison Local (formerly Berlin-Milan) School District
Berlin Heights’ K–12 school district, shared with Milan, Berlin Township, Milan Township, Oxford Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,692 per pupil, $8,683 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.
About $445 per resident a year, or $1.22 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 39%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Berlin Heights collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
$445 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Berlin Heights’ day-to-day spending in 2022 ($445 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 $460, and the middle half spent $251–$774. Berlin Heights spent less than 52% of 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; Berlin Heights itself left out).
No trend yet
Berlin Heights reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $2,265 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.27% 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 Berlin Heights’ 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 Berlin Heights’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Berlin Heights →
Who’s in charge in Berlin Heights
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 710 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 (710).
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.
Berlin Heights’ votes are counted by county
Ohio reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Berlin Heights alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Erie County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican56.6%22,493 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat42.5%16,871 votesOthers: 0.9% (373 votes).
Most votes in Erie County: Donald J Trump
Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
100% of Berlin Heights lies in Erie County. Every 2024 race in Erie County is on the county’s page.
Erie 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 Berlin Heights.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Ohio HouseState representativesDistrict 89
- 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 Berlin Heights’ government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Berlin Heights’ government
How much does Berlin Heights spend per resident?
About $445 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 $445 was less than 52% of 320 Ohio cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Berlin Heights?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,265 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.27% 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 Berlin Heights’ government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Berlin Heights yet.
How did Berlin Heights vote in 2024?
Ohio counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Berlin Heights alone. Erie County, where 100% of Berlin Heights lies, voted Trump 56.6%, Harris 42.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Berlin Heights?
1 full-time and 14 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $13,859 (about $166,308 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Berlin Heights in the state legislature?
State Senate District 2 (Theresa Gavarone) and State House District 89. The House district also covers 36 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 →