Photo: Antony-22 · CC BY-SA 4.0In Blue Ash, 85% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Ohio
Blue Ash’s city government spent $38.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,862 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Blue Ash didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Blue Ash is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Sycamore Community City School District
Blue Ash’s K–12 school district, shared with Montgomery, Symmes Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,282 per pupil, $10,243 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.
Princeton City School District · $17,393 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $2,862 per resident a year, or $7.84 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: parks & libraries, at 19%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Blue Ash didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Blue Ash yet
Every year of Blue Ash’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. 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 $5,000 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.24% 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 Blue Ash’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.
Tax bills are one input to Blue Ash’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Blue Ash →
Who’s in charge in Blue Ash
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Blue Ash’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on blueash.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 97 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (13,355).
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.
How Blue Ash voted in 2024
Official results for Blue Ash’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat58.0%4,663 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican40.8%3,281 votesOthers: 1.1% (91 votes).
Most votes in Blue Ash: Kamala D Harris
Hamilton County: Harris 57.0%, Trump 42.1% · Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
of Blue Ash’s 9,436 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Ohio: 64%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Blue Ash: Sherrod Brown
Hamilton County: Brown 57.8%, Moreno 38.9% · Ohio: Moreno 50.1%, Brown 46.5%
Most votes in the district: Greg Landsman
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Blue Ash, its county and the state
| Harris | Trump | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ash | 58.0% | 40.8% | 1.1% | 8,035 |
| Hamilton County | 57.0% | 42.1% | 1.0% | 409,753 |
| Ohio | 43.9% | 55.1% | 0.9% | 5,767,788 |
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 Blue Ash.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: blueash.com ↗
- 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.
How Blue Ash compares with the towns next door
Blue Ash’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 3 of the 5 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $1,661 to $5,083 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Montgomery | $1,661 | $8,614 |
| Sharonville | $2,048 | $2,773 |
| Evendale | $5,083 | $5,078 |
| Sycamore Township | estimate | $3,977 |
| Reading | estimate | $2,701 |
| Blue Ash | estimate | $5,000 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Blue Ash’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Blue Ash’s government
How much does Blue Ash spend per resident?
About $2,862 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Blue Ash didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $60.9 million.
What is the property tax rate in Blue Ash?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $5,000 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.24% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see blueash.com.
Who runs Blue Ash’s government?
See blueash.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Blue Ash yet.
How did Blue Ash vote in 2024?
For president, Kamala D Harris 58.0%, Donald J Trump 40.8% (8,035 votes, official results). Hamilton County: Harris 57.0%, Trump 42.1%. Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%.
How many people work for Blue Ash?
138 full-time and 142 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1.4M (about $17.2M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Blue Ash in the state legislature?
State Senate District 7 (Steve Wilson) and State House District 28 (Karen Brownlee). The House district also covers 10 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Blue Ash’s government
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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 (for Blue Ash, 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 →