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Town Hall · Deerfield Township

Deerfield Township spent more per resident in 2022 than 94% of similar towns

Deerfield Township’s town government spent $21.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $526 per resident.

Day-to-day spending, 2023
$21.8M
year to December 31, 2023
Per resident, 2023
$526
In 2022: $579, more than 94% of 18 similar towns
Long-term debt
$6.0M
end of 2023, reported
Town staff, 2022
93
full-time · 0 part-time · March payroll $702,656
Typical tax bill
$5,497
1.38% of home value · OH 1.31%

What stands out about how Deerfield Township is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

Compared with similar places

$579 per resident in 2022: more than 94% of them

Deerfield Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($579 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 18 Ohio towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $306, and the middle half spent $31–$400. Deerfield Township spent more than 94% of them.

Middle half of the group, $31–$400Median $306Deerfield Township

Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →

The group
18

Ohio towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Deerfield Township itself left out).

Your share of the 2023 budget

About $526 per resident a year, or $1.44 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: fire, at 36%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 81%From the federal government 9%Interest, fines & other 3%Sales taxes 2%Other taxes & licenses 2%Fees & charges 2%From other local governments 2%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $5.6 million; interest on debt $308,000. With these, the whole budget was $27.7 million.
Over the years

Day-to-day spending is down 11% since 2022

Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Deerfield Township reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.

Day-to-day spending by fiscal year

2022$24.4 million
2023$21.8 million

Per resident: 2022: $579 · 2023: $526.

Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $5,497 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.38% of the home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Symmes Township$8,037
Deerfield Township$5,497
Mason$5,017
Kings Mills$4,473
West Chester Township$4,452
Hamilton Township$4,390
Landen$4,358
South Lebanon$4,147
Loveland Park$2,932
Ohio$2,822
$5,497
typical bill a year
1.38%
effective rate
$398,100
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Deerfield Township

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

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

One full-time town employee for every 446 residents

On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (41,439).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022

Fire60
Parks & libraries17
Roads & transportation11
Administration & buildings3
Other2
93
full-time
0
part-time
$702,656
payroll for March 2022
$8.4M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$90,700
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
60
full-time firefighters
Compared, 2022.Deerfield Township had 2.2 full-time staff per 1,000 residents in March 2022. The median for the 17 of the 18 Ohio towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools that reported 2022 staff was 1.7: Deerfield Township had more than 59% of them. Same group and year as the budget comparison.

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

Mason City School District

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

Schools in Deerfield Township →
$14,082
per pupil · OH $16,610
10,289
students
$1.8 million
long-term debt

Of the $14,082 per pupil, $8,910 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 68%State 27%Federal 5%

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

Also serving Deerfield Township

Kings Local School District · $13,934 per pupil

Princeton City School District · $17,393 per pupil

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

Elections · 2024 general election

How Deerfield Township voted in 2024

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

President22,031 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican52.2%11,502 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat46.7%10,287 votes

Others: 1.1% (242 votes).

Most votes in Deerfield Township: Donald J Trump

Warren County: Trump 65.3%, Harris 33.8% · Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%

Turnout
79%

of Deerfield Township’s 27,795 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Ohio: 64%.

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

U.S. Senate22,026 votes
Bernie MorenoRepublican48.9%
Sherrod BrownDemocrat48.0%
Others3.1%

Most votes in Deerfield Township: Bernie Moreno

Warren County: Moreno 61.1%, Brown 35.5% · Ohio: Moreno 50.1%, Brown 46.5%

U.S. House · Ohio’s 1st District391,909 votes
Greg LandsmanDemocrat54.6%
Orlando SonzaRepublican45.4%

Most votes in the district: Greg Landsman

Whole-district result

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

TrumpHarrisOthersVotes
Deerfield Township52.2%46.7%1.1%22,031
Warren County65.3%33.8%1.0%139,593
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 Deerfield Township

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Deerfield Township.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Ohio HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Ohio SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Ohio

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

Next door

How Deerfield Township compares with the towns next door

Deerfield Township spent $579 per resident in 2022; the 4 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $628 to $2,048. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.

Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Symmes Township$628$8,037
West Chester Township$675$4,452
South Lebanon$1,054$4,147
Sharonville$2,048$2,773
Masonestimate$5,017
Hamilton Townshipestimate$4,390
Deerfield Township$579$5,497

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 Deerfield Township’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Deerfield Township’s government

How much does Deerfield Township spend per resident?

About $526 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $579 was more than 94% of 18 Ohio towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Deerfield Township?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $5,497 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.38% 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 Deerfield Township’s government?

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

How did Deerfield Township vote in 2024?

For president, Donald J Trump 52.2%, Kamala D Harris 46.7% (22,031 votes, official results). Warren County: Trump 65.3%, Harris 33.8%. Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%.

How many people work for Deerfield Township?

93 full-time and 0 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $702,656 (about $8.4M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Deerfield Township in the state legislature?

State Senate District 7 (Steve Wilson) and State House District 56 (Adam Mathews). The House district also covers seven other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

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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 →