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Town Hall · Colerain Township

In Colerain Township, 68% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Ohio

Colerain Township’s town government spent $31.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $540 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Colerain Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

Next public meeting

Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees

6:00 pm · 4200 Springdale Rd

All meetings →
Day-to-day spending, 2024
$31.6M
year to December 31, 2024 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2024
$540
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
$180,000
end of 2024 · Census estimate
Town staff, 2025
201
full-time · 80 part-time · March payroll $1.8M · Census estimate
Typical tax bill
$2,896
1.52% of home value · OH 1.31%

What stands out about how Colerain Township is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and official records.

Agendas posted online6 upcoming meetings posted, with agendas.A shared school districtShares Northwest Local School District with 1 other town.Its own police and fire64 sworn officers and 88 full-time firefighters on the payroll.More of its voters turn out68% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, vs 64% across Ohio.
★ What stands out · Meetings

6 upcoming meetings at town hall

From Colerain Township’s own agenda portal, checked daily. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check before you go.

Recent meetings

Go in person

Most meetings are open to the public, and many have a public comment period at the start.

Agenda portal ↗
Your share of the 2024 budget

About $540 per resident a year, or $1.48 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: fire, at 54%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 58%Interest, fines & other 20%Other taxes & licenses 13%From the state 8%Fees & charges 1%

Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Colerain Township collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.

An estimate

Colerain Township didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.

Not in the receipt.Building projects $4.6 million; interest on debt $87,000. With these, the whole budget was $36.3 million.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Colerain Township yet

Every year of Colerain Township’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town 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 →
Town staff
201

full-time in March 2025, up from 193 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $2,896 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.52% of the home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Dunlap$6,170
Crosby Township$5,478
Taylor Creek$5,311
Dry Ridge$3,800
Green Township$3,455
White Oak$3,038
Whitewater Township$2,991
Colerain Township$2,896
Ohio$2,822
Pleasant Run$2,566
$2,896
typical bill a year
1.52%
effective rate
$190,900
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Colerain 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 Colerain Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Colerain Township →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Colerain Township

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

Check Colerain Township’s own website for current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Colerain Township yet.
Who works for Colerain Township

One full-time town employee for every 291 residents

On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (58,586).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025

Fire90 + 65 pt
Police71 + 8 pt
Administration & buildings18 + 1 pt
Roads & transportation10
Parks & libraries7
Housing & development2 + 1 pt
Sewer & trash0 + 3 pt
Courts, inspections & corrections0 + 1 pt
Other3 + 1 pt
201
full-time
80
part-time
$1.8M
payroll for March 2025
$21.1M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$92,900
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
64
sworn police officers
88
full-time firefighters
Estimates.Colerain Township didn’t report its staff figures; these are the Census Bureau’s estimates, so they aren’t compared with other towns.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

Northwest Local School District

Colerain Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Green Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Colerain Township →
$13,806
per pupil · OH $16,610
8,465
students
$77.9 million
long-term debt

Of the $13,806 per pupil, $7,656 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 57%State 30%Federal 13%

Ohio districts overall: 53% local, 35% state, 12% federal.

Also serving Colerain Township

Mount Healthy City School District · $21,501 per pupil

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Elections · 2024 general election

How Colerain Township voted in 2024

Official results for Colerain Township’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.

President29,611 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican54.6%16,154 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat44.5%13,182 votes

Others: 0.9% (275 votes).

Most votes in Colerain Township: Donald J Trump

Hamilton County: Harris 57.0%, Trump 42.1% · Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%

Turnout
68%

of Colerain Township’s 43,840 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Ohio: 64%.

Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).

U.S. Senate29,316 votes
Bernie MorenoRepublican50.3%
Sherrod BrownDemocrat46.0%
Others3.6%

Most votes in Colerain Township: Bernie Moreno

Hamilton County: Brown 57.8%, Moreno 38.9% · Ohio: Moreno 50.1%, Brown 46.5%

U.S. House · Ohio’s 8th District378,128 votes
Warren DavidsonRepublican62.8%
Vanessa EnochDemocrat37.2%

Most votes in the district: Warren Davidson

Whole-district result

President, 2024: Colerain Township, its county and the state

TrumpHarrisOthersVotes
Colerain Township54.6%44.5%0.9%29,611
Hamilton County42.1%57.0%1.0%409,753
Ohio55.1%43.9%0.9%5,767,788
DemocratRepublicanLibertarianIndependent / other

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.

Who represents Colerain Township

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Colerain Township.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Ohio HouseState representatives
    Cindy Abrams
  3. 3
    Ohio SenateState senator
    Bill Blessing
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
    Mike DeWine
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
    Warren Davidson
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Ohio
    Bernie MorenoJon Husted

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Next door

How Colerain Township compares with the towns next door

Colerain 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 $438 to $522 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.

Taylor Creek: unincorporated, no town budgetCrosby Township: $438 per resident (2022)Whitewater Township: no reported 2022 figuresDunlap: unincorporated, no town budgetWhite Oak: unincorporated, no town budgetNorth College Hill: no reported 2022 figuresGreen Township: $522 per resident (2022)Pleasant Run: unincorporated, no town budgetMiamitown: unincorporated, no town budgetDry Ridge: unincorporated, no town budgetTaylor CreekCrosby TownshipWhitewater TownshipDunlapWhite OakNorth College HillGreen TownshipPleasant RunMiamitownDry RidgeColerain Township
Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Crosby Township$438$5,478
Green Township$522$3,455
Whitewater Townshipestimate$2,991
North College Hillestimate$1,816
Colerain Townshipestimate$2,896

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 Colerain Township’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Colerain Township’s government

How much does Colerain Township spend per resident?

About $540 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Colerain Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $36.3 million.

What is the property tax rate in Colerain Township?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,896 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.52% 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 Colerain Township’s government?

We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Colerain Township yet.

How did Colerain Township vote in 2024?

For president, Donald J Trump 54.6%, Kamala D Harris 44.5% (29,611 votes, official results). Hamilton County: Harris 57.0%, Trump 42.1%. Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%.

How many people work for Colerain Township?

201 full-time and 80 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $1.8M (about $21.1M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.

Who represents Colerain Township in the state legislature?

State Senate District 8 (Bill Blessing) and State House District 29 (Cindy Abrams). The House district also covers nine other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

When is the next public meeting in Colerain Township?

The next posted meeting is Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees on Tuesday, November 10, at 6:00 pm in 4200 Springdale Rd, from the town’s own agenda portal.

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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 Colerain 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 →