Photo: Logan Rickert · CC BY 2.0In Brookville, 76% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Ohio
Brookville’s city government spent $5.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $981 per resident. Water and other utilities ($1.1 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Brookville is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $981 per resident a year, or $2.69 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 27%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$981 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Brookville’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($981 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 106 Ohio cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $916, and the middle half spent $666–$1,261. Brookville spent more than 59% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($868,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Ohio cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Brookville itself left out).
No trend yet
Brookville reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $2,851 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.56% 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 Brookville’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 Brookville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Brookville →
Who’s in charge in Brookville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Brookville’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on brookvilleohio.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 218 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 (5,882).
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.
Brookville Local School District
Brookville’s K–12 school district, shared with Perry Township, Clay Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,255 per pupil, $7,107 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.
How Brookville voted in 2024
Official results for Brookville’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican73.8%2,417 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat25.5%835 votesOthers: 0.7% (23 votes).
Most votes in Brookville: Donald J Trump
Montgomery County: Harris 49.8%, Trump 49.3% · Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
of Brookville’s 4,316 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Ohio: 64%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Brookville: Bernie Moreno
Montgomery County: Brown 51.8%, Moreno 44.6% · Ohio: Moreno 50.1%, Brown 46.5%
Most votes in the district: Mike Turner
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Brookville, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookville | 73.8% | 25.5% | 0.7% | 3,275 |
| Montgomery County | 49.3% | 49.8% | 0.9% | 254,715 |
| Ohio | 55.1% | 43.9% | 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 Brookville.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: brookvilleohio.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.
Reach Brookville’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Brookville’s government
How much does Brookville spend per resident?
About $981 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 $981 was more than 59% of 106 Ohio cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Brookville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,851 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.56% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see brookvilleohio.com.
Who runs Brookville’s government?
See brookvilleohio.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Brookville yet.
How did Brookville vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 73.8%, Kamala D Harris 25.5% (3,275 votes, official results). Montgomery County: Harris 49.8%, Trump 49.3%. Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%.
How many people work for Brookville?
27 full-time and 45 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $228,720 (about $2.7M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Brookville in the state legislature?
State Senate District 5 (Steve Huffman) and State House District 40 (Rodney Creech). The House district also covers 39 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Brookville’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; 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 →