Photo: User:OHWiki · Public domainHow is Fremont run?
Fremont’s city government spent $20.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,305 per resident. Water and other utilities ($4.1 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Fremont is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,305 per resident a year, or $3.58 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 24%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$1,165 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Fremont’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,165 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 61 Ohio cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,161, and the middle half spent $965–$1,535. Fremont spent more than 51% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($4.4 million), 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 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Fremont itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 12% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Fremont reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,165 · 2023: $1,305.
full-time in March 2025, up from 146 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,146 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.98% 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 Fremont’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 Fremont’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Fremont →
Who’s in charge in Fremont
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Fremont’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on fremontohio.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 106 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (15,821).
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.
Fremont City School District
Fremont’s K–12 school district, shared with Lindsey, Rice Township, Sandusky Township, Riley Township, Ballville Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,795 per pupil, $8,285 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 Fremont voted in 2024
Official results for Fremont’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican52.3%3,309 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat46.8%2,958 votesOthers: 0.9% (59 votes).
Most votes in Fremont: Donald J Trump
Sandusky County: Trump 65.0%, Harris 34.1% · Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
of Fremont’s 11,634 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Ohio: 64%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Fremont: Sherrod Brown
Sandusky County: Moreno 57.9%, Brown 36.9% · Ohio: Moreno 50.1%, Brown 46.5%
Most votes in the district: Marcy Kaptur
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Fremont, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fremont | 52.3% | 46.8% | 0.9% | 6,326 |
| Sandusky County | 65.0% | 34.1% | 0.9% | 29,713 |
| 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 Fremont.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: fremontohio.org ↗
- 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 Fremont compares with the towns next door
Fremont spent $1,165 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $8. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Sandusky Township | $8 | $1,756 |
| Ballville Township | estimate | $2,077 |
| Fremont | $1,165 | $1,146 |
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 Fremont’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Fremont’s government
How much does Fremont spend per resident?
About $1,305 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 $1,165 was more than 51% of 61 Ohio cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Fremont?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,146 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.98% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see fremontohio.org.
Who runs Fremont’s government?
See fremontohio.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Fremont yet.
How did Fremont vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 52.3%, Kamala D Harris 46.8% (6,326 votes, official results). Sandusky County: Trump 65.0%, Harris 34.1%. Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%.
How many people work for Fremont?
149 full-time and 46 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $995,179 (about $11.9M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Fremont in the state legislature?
State Senate District 26 (Bill Reineke) and State House District 88 (Gary Click). The House district also covers 43 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Fremont’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 →