Photo: realadamp · CC BY-SA 4.0In Columbia Township, 75% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Ohio
Columbia Township’s town government spent $1.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $290 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Columbia Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Columbia Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $290 per resident a year, or $0.79 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 49%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Columbia Township collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
Columbia 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 Columbia Township yet
Every year of Columbia 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 $5,333 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.04% 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 Columbia 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 Columbia Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Columbia Township →
Who’s in charge in Columbia Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 356 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 2022 finance file (4,628).
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.
Cincinnati City School District
Columbia Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Amberley, Golf Manor, Cincinnati, Cheviot, Silverton. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $20,236 per pupil, $10,755 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.
Mariemont City School District · $18,209 per pupil
Indian Hill Exempted Village School District · $20,311 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
How Columbia Township voted in 2024
Official results for Columbia Township’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat67.4%1,654 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican30.8%757 votesOthers: 1.8% (44 votes).
Most votes in Columbia Township: Kamala D Harris
Hamilton County: Harris 57.0%, Trump 42.1% · Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
of Columbia Township’s 3,288 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Ohio: 64%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Columbia Township: 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: Columbia Township, its county and the state
| Harris | Trump | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Township | 67.4% | 30.8% | 1.8% | 2,455 |
| 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 Columbia Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Ohio HouseColumbia Township is split between 2 districts
- 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 Columbia Township compares with the towns next door
Columbia Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 3 of the 6 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $786 to $2,425 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Madeira | $786 | $8,750 |
| Cincinnati | $1,699 | $3,169 |
| The Village of Indian Hill | $2,425 | $10,000+ |
| Anderson Township | estimate | $6,007 |
| Mariemont | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Silverton | estimate | $2,536 |
| Columbia Township | estimate | $5,333 |
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 Columbia Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Columbia Township’s government
How much does Columbia Township spend per resident?
About $290 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Columbia Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $2.9 million.
What is the property tax rate in Columbia Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $5,333 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.04% 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 Columbia Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Columbia Township yet.
How did Columbia Township vote in 2024?
For president, Kamala D Harris 67.4%, Donald J Trump 30.8% (2,455 votes, official results). Hamilton County: Harris 57.0%, Trump 42.1%. Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%.
How many people work for Columbia Township?
13 full-time and 8 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $128,621 (about $1.5M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Columbia Township in the state legislature?
Columbia Township 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 Columbia Township’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 Columbia 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 →