Photo: Major optics · CC BY 3.0How is Bluffton run?
Bluffton’s village government spent $4.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,093 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Bluffton didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Bluffton is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $1,093 per resident a year, or $2.99 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 22%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Bluffton 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 Bluffton yet
Every year of Bluffton’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 $1,967 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.93% 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 Bluffton’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 Bluffton’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Bluffton →
Who’s in charge in Bluffton
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Bluffton’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The village posts agendas and minutes on bluffton-ohio.com ↗.
One full-time village employee for every 202 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 (4,030).
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.
Bluffton Exempted Village School District
Bluffton’s K–12 school district, shared with Beaverdam, Richland Township, Monroe Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,379 per pupil, $7,064 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.
Cory-Rawson Local School District · $20,331 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Bluffton’s votes are counted by county
Ohio reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Bluffton alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Allen County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican71.6%33,201 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat27.5%12,754 votesOthers: 0.9% (406 votes).
Most votes in Allen County: Donald J Trump
Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
95% of Bluffton lies in Allen County; the rest in Hancock County. Every 2024 race in Allen County is on the county’s page.
Allen 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 Bluffton.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: bluffton-ohio.com ↗
- 2Ohio HouseBluffton is split between 2 districts
- 3Ohio SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseSplit between districts
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Ohio
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Bluffton’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Bluffton’s government
How much does Bluffton spend per resident?
About $1,093 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Bluffton didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $6.3 million.
What is the property tax rate in Bluffton?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,967 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.93% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see bluffton-ohio.com.
Who runs Bluffton’s government?
See bluffton-ohio.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Bluffton yet.
How did Bluffton vote in 2024?
Ohio counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Bluffton alone. Allen County, where 95% of Bluffton lies, voted Trump 71.6%, Harris 27.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Bluffton?
20 full-time and 47 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $109,164 (about $1.3M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Bluffton in the state legislature?
Bluffton is split among 2 State House districts and 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Ohio Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Bluffton’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 Bluffton, 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 →