Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0Hills and Dales spent more per resident in 2022 than 95% of similar cities
Hills and Dales’ village government spent $470,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,136 per resident.
What stands out about how Hills and Dales is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
$2,136 per resident in 2022: more than 95% of them
Hills and Dales’ day-to-day spending in 2022 ($2,136 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 320 Ohio cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $458, and the middle half spent $251–$772. Hills and Dales spent more than 95% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Ohio cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Hills and Dales itself left out).
About $2,136 per resident a year, or $5.85 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 89%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Hills and Dales collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
No trend yet
Hills and Dales reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $8,583 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.73% 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 Hills and Dales’ 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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Hills and Dales’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Hills and Dales →
Who’s in charge in Hills and Dales
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 110 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 (220).
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.
Plain Local School District
Hills and Dales’ K–12 school district, shared with Plain Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,074 per pupil, $7,698 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.
Hills and Dales’ votes are counted by county
Ohio reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Hills and Dales 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 Hills and Dales 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 Hills and Dales.
- 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.
Reach Hills and Dales’ government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Hills and Dales’ government
How much does Hills and Dales spend per resident?
About $2,136 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $2,136 was more than 95% of 320 Ohio cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Hills and Dales?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $8,583 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.73% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the village’s assessor.
Who runs Hills and Dales’ government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Hills and Dales yet.
How did Hills and Dales vote in 2024?
Ohio counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Hills and Dales alone. Stark County, where 100% of Hills and Dales lies, voted Trump 60.5%, Harris 38.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Hills and Dales?
2 full-time and 14 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $12,233 (about $146,796 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Hills and Dales in the state legislature?
State Senate District 29 (Jane Timken) and State House District 49 (Jim Thomas). The House district also covers four 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 →