Photo: Jeffreyrstroup · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Cuyahoga Falls run?
Cuyahoga Falls’ city government spent $65.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,288 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Cuyahoga Falls didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Cuyahoga Falls is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,288 per resident a year, or $3.53 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 21%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Cuyahoga Falls didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Cuyahoga Falls yet
Every year of Cuyahoga Falls’ figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city 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 →full-time in March 2025, up from 389 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $2,931 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.60% 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 Cuyahoga Falls’ 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 Cuyahoga Falls’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Cuyahoga Falls →
Who’s in charge in Cuyahoga Falls
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Cuyahoga Falls’ meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on ci.cuyahoga-falls.oh.us ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 126 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 (50,655).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Woodridge Local School District
Cuyahoga Falls’ K–12 school district, shared with Peninsula, Boston Township, Boston Heights. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,983 per pupil, $9,820 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.
Cuyahoga Falls City School District · $16,165 per pupil
Revere Local School District · $15,316 per pupil
Hudson City School District · $18,359 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Cuyahoga Falls’ votes are counted by county
Ohio reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Cuyahoga Falls alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Summit County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat53.0%145,005 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican46.1%125,910 votesOthers: 0.9% (2,498 votes).
Most votes in Summit County: Kamala D Harris
Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
100% of Cuyahoga Falls lies in Summit County. Every 2024 race in Summit County is on the county’s page.
Summit 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 Cuyahoga Falls.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: ci.cuyahoga-falls.oh.us ↗
- 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 Cuyahoga Falls compares with the towns next door
Cuyahoga Falls’ own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 4 of the 6 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $464 to $1,305 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Township | $464 | $5,616 |
| Bath Township | $996 | $6,948 |
| Stow | $1,059 | $3,843 |
| Silver Lake | $1,305 | $5,524 |
| Akron | estimate | $1,950 |
| Munroe Falls | estimate | $3,742 |
| Cuyahoga Falls | estimate | $2,931 |
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 Cuyahoga Falls’ government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Cuyahoga Falls’ government
How much does Cuyahoga Falls spend per resident?
About $1,288 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Cuyahoga Falls didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $146.5 million.
What is the property tax rate in Cuyahoga Falls?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,931 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.60% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see ci.cuyahoga-falls.oh.us.
Who runs Cuyahoga Falls’ government?
See ci.cuyahoga-falls.oh.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Cuyahoga Falls yet.
How did Cuyahoga Falls vote in 2024?
Ohio counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Cuyahoga Falls alone. Summit County, where 100% of Cuyahoga Falls lies, voted Harris 53.0%, Trump 46.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Cuyahoga Falls?
401 full-time and 273 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $3.5M (about $41.8M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Cuyahoga Falls in the state legislature?
State Senate District 27 (Kristina Roegner) and State House District 31 (Bill Roemer). The House district also covers nine other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Cuyahoga Falls’ 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 Cuyahoga Falls, 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 →