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Town Hall · Hunting Valley

How is Hunting Valley run?

Hunting Valley’s village government spent $6.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $8,533 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Hunting Valley didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

Town website
Day-to-day spending, 2022
$6.1M
year to December 31, 2022 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2022
$8,533
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
Not reported
end of 2022 · Census estimate
Village staff, 2022
18
full-time · 7 part-time · March payroll $138,439
Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year

What stands out about how Hunting Valley is run

Read from the village’s budget and official records.

The school district

Orange City School District

Hunting Valley’s K–12 school district, shared with Pepper Pike, Woodmere, Orange, Moreland Hills. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Hunting Valley →
$28,402
per pupil · OH $16,610
2,019
students
$1.1 million
long-term debt

Of the $28,402 per pupil, $16,957 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 85%State 12%Federal 3%

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

Also serving Hunting Valley

West Geauga Local School District · $16,125 per pupil

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

Your share of the 2022 budget

About $8,533 per resident a year, or $23.38 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 43%.

Where the money comes from
From other local governments 81%Property taxes 14%Interest, fines & other 3%Other taxes & licenses 2%Fees & charges 1%From the state <1%
An estimate

Hunting Valley didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.

Not in the receipt.Building projects $270,000; interest on debt $65,000; payments to other governments $137,000. With these, the whole budget was $6.6 million.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Hunting Valley yet

Every year of Hunting Valley’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 →
Property tax

Typical bills top $10,000 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Hunting Valley$10,000+
Moreland Hills$10,000+
Pepper Pike$10,000+
Gates Mills$10,000+
Russell Township$5,572
Ohio$2,822
$10,000+
typical bill a year
$1,511,400
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Hunting Valley’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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

Tax bills are one input to Hunting Valley’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Hunting Valley →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Hunting Valley

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

See huntingvalley.net for Hunting Valley’s current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Hunting Valley yet.huntingvalley.net ↗
Agendas

Hunting Valley’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The village posts agendas and minutes on huntingvalley.net ↗.

Who works for Hunting Valley

One full-time village employee for every 40 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 (717).

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

Police11 + 4 pt
Roads & transportation4 + 1 pt
Administration & buildings3 + 1 pt
Courts, inspections & corrections0 + 1 pt
18
full-time
7
part-time
$138,439
payroll for March 2022
$1.7M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$87,500
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
11
sworn police officers
Not compared.Staff are compared with the same group as the budget, and Hunting Valley’s 2022 budget was a Census estimate, so there is no group to compare with.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Elections · 2024 general election

How Hunting Valley voted in 2024

Official results for Hunting Valley’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the state beside them.

President511 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican51.1%261 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat48.3%247 votes

Others: 0.6% (3 votes).

Most votes in Hunting Valley: Donald J Trump

Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%

U.S. Senate516 votes
Sherrod BrownDemocrat49.8%
Bernie MorenoRepublican48.8%
Others1.4%

Most votes in Hunting Valley: Sherrod Brown

Ohio: Moreno 50.1%, Brown 46.5%

U.S. House, 2024: 2 districts cover Hunting Valley, so your street decides which race was yours. All 2 districts’ results →

President, 2024: Hunting Valley, the state

TrumpHarrisOthersVotes
Hunting Valley51.1%48.3%0.6%511
Ohio55.1%43.9%0.9%5,767,788

Hunting Valley is two counties, so there is no single county to set beside it; its result is theirs combined.

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 Hunting Valley

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Hunting Valley.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
  2. 2
    Ohio HouseHunting Valley is split between 2 districts
  3. 3
    Ohio SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseSplit between districts
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Ohio

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

Next door

How Hunting Valley compares with the towns next door

Hunting Valley’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 2 of the 4 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $581 to $2,109 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.

Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Russell Township$581$5,572
Gates Mills$2,109$10,000+
Moreland Hillsestimate$10,000+
Pepper Pikeestimate$10,000+
Hunting Valleyestimate$10,000+

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 Hunting Valley’s government

The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Hunting Valley’s government

How much does Hunting Valley spend per resident?

About $8,533 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Hunting Valley didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $6.6 million.

Who runs Hunting Valley’s government?

See huntingvalley.net for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Hunting Valley yet.

How did Hunting Valley vote in 2024?

For president, Donald J Trump 51.1%, Kamala D Harris 48.3% (511 votes, official results). Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%.

How many people work for Hunting Valley?

18 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $138,439 (about $1.7M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Hunting Valley in the state legislature?

Hunting Valley is split among 2 State House districts and 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Ohio Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

Ask neighbors about Hunting Valley’s government

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
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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 Hunting Valley, 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 →