Photo: DiscoverHartville · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Hartville run?
Hartville’s village government spent $4.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,378 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Hartville didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Hartville is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $1,378 per resident a year, or $3.78 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 37%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Hartville 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 Hartville yet
Every year of Hartville’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the village 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 $3,113 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.17% 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 Hartville’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 Hartville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Hartville →
Who’s in charge in Hartville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Hartville’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The village posts agendas and minutes on hartvilleoh.com ↗.
One full-time village employee for every 163 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (3,088).
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.
Lake Local School District
Hartville’s K–12 school district, shared with Lake Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,144 per pupil, $8,159 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.
Hartville’s votes are counted by county
Ohio reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Hartville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Stark County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican60.5%111,478 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat38.6%71,090 votesOthers: 0.9% (1,590 votes).
Most votes in Stark County: Donald J Trump
Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
100% of Hartville lies in Stark County. Every 2024 race in Stark County is on the county’s page.
Stark 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 Hartville.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: hartvilleoh.com ↗
- 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.
Reach Hartville’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Hartville’s government
How much does Hartville spend per resident?
About $1,378 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Hartville didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $4.8 million.
What is the property tax rate in Hartville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,113 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.17% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see hartvilleoh.com.
Who runs Hartville’s government?
See hartvilleoh.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Hartville yet.
How did Hartville vote in 2024?
Ohio counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Hartville alone. Stark County, where 100% of Hartville lies, voted Trump 60.5%, Harris 38.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Hartville?
19 full-time and 17 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $102,211 (about $1.2M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Hartville in the state legislature?
State Senate District 29 (Jane Timken) and State House District 48 (Scott Oelslager). The House district also covers eight other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Hartville’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 Hartville, 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 →