Photo: Jack Pearce · CC BY-SA 2.0How is Boardman Township run?
Boardman Township’s town government spent $20.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $528 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Boardman Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Boardman Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
One full-time town employee for every 252 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 (38,600).
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.
About $528 per resident a year, or $1.45 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 50%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Boardman Township 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 Boardman Township yet
Every year of Boardman Township’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town 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 $2,628 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.53% 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 Boardman Township’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 Boardman Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Boardman Township →
Who’s in charge in Boardman Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Boardman Local School District
Boardman Township’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,399 per pupil, $9,879 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.
Poland Local School District · $12,351 per pupil
Canfield Local School District · $12,852 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Boardman Township’s votes are counted by county
Ohio reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Boardman Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Mahoning County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican54.4%61,249 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat44.9%50,636 votesOthers: 0.7% (793 votes).
Most votes in Mahoning County: Donald J Trump
Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
100% of Boardman Township lies in Mahoning County. Every 2024 race in Mahoning County is on the county’s page.
Mahoning 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 Boardman Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal 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.
How Boardman Township compares with the towns next door
Boardman Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 2 of the 4 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $67 to $679 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Canfield Township | $67 | $3,937 |
| Poland | $679 | $3,030 |
| Poland Township | estimate | $3,380 |
| Youngstown | estimate | $811 |
| Boardman Township | estimate | $2,628 |
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 Boardman Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Boardman Township’s government
How much does Boardman Township spend per resident?
About $528 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Boardman Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $22.4 million.
What is the property tax rate in Boardman Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,628 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.53% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Boardman Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Boardman Township yet.
How did Boardman Township vote in 2024?
Ohio counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Boardman Township alone. Mahoning County, where 100% of Boardman Township lies, voted Trump 54.4%, Harris 44.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Boardman Township?
153 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $826,069 (about $9.9M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Boardman Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 33 (Al Cutrona) and State House District 59 (Tex Fischer). The House district also covers 20 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Boardman Township’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 Boardman Township, 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 →