Photo: Sixflashphoto · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Grandview Heights run?
Grandview Heights’ city government spent $18 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $2,182 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Grandview Heights didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Grandview Heights is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Grandview Heights City School District
Grandview Heights’ K–12 school district, shared with Marble Cliff. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $20,923 per pupil, $12,808 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.
About $2,182 per resident a year, or $5.98 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 20%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Grandview Heights didn’t report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Grandview Heights yet
Every year of Grandview Heights’ figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2023. 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, the same as 79 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $9,551 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.64% 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 Grandview Heights’ 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 Grandview Heights’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Grandview Heights →
Who’s in charge in Grandview Heights
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 104 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 2023 finance file (8,253).
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.
Grandview Heights’ votes are counted by county
Ohio reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Grandview Heights alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Franklin County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat63.7%380,518 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican35.3%210,830 votesOthers: 1.0% (6,182 votes).
Most votes in Franklin County: Kamala D Harris
Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
100% of Grandview Heights lies in Franklin County. Every 2024 race in Franklin County is on the county’s page.
Franklin 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 Grandview Heights.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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 Grandview Heights compares with the towns next door
Grandview Heights’ own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 1 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $638 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Marble Cliff | $638 | $10,000+ |
| Grandview Heights | estimate | $9,551 |
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 Grandview Heights’ government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Grandview Heights’ government
How much does Grandview Heights spend per resident?
About $2,182 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, a Census Bureau estimate (Grandview Heights didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $48.3 million.
What is the property tax rate in Grandview Heights?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $9,551 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.64% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Grandview Heights’ government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Grandview Heights yet.
How did Grandview Heights vote in 2024?
Ohio counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Grandview Heights alone. Franklin County, where 100% of Grandview Heights lies, voted Harris 63.7%, Trump 35.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Grandview Heights?
79 full-time and 27 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $758,627 (about $9.1M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Grandview Heights in the state legislature?
State Senate District 25 (Bill DeMora) and State House District 7 (Allison Russo). The House district also covers four other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Grandview Heights’ 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 Grandview Heights, 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 →