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Town Hall · Lebanon

In Lebanon, 68% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Ohio

Lebanon’s city government spent $22.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,041 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Lebanon didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

Town website
Day-to-day spending, 2024
$22.4M
year to December 31, 2024 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2024
$1,041
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
$10.6M
end of 2024 · Census estimate
City staff, 2022
154
full-time · 39 part-time · March payroll $1.2M
Typical tax bill
$3,455
1.19% of home value · OH 1.31%

What stands out about how Lebanon is run

Read from the city’s budget and official records.

★ What stands out · Your share of the 2024 budget

About $1,041 per resident a year, or $2.85 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 24%.

Where the money comes from
Utility sales 46%Income taxes 16%Fees & charges 12%Interest, fines & other 10%Property taxes 6%From the state 5%Sales taxes 2%Other taxes & licenses 1%
An estimate

Lebanon didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.

Not in the receipt.Building projects $17.8 million; interest on debt $520,000; payments to other governments $540,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $73.5 million.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Lebanon yet

Every year of Lebanon’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.

How Town Hall compares budgets →
Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $3,455 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.19% of the home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Mason$5,017
Union Township$4,584
Turtlecreek Township$4,163
South Lebanon$4,147
Lebanon$3,455
Ohio$2,822
$3,455
typical bill a year
1.19%
effective rate
$290,200
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Lebanon’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 Lebanon’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Lebanon →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Lebanon

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

See lebanonohio.gov for Lebanon’s current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Lebanon yet.lebanonohio.gov ↗
Agendas

Lebanon’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on lebanonohio.gov ↗.

Who works for Lebanon

One full-time city employee for every 140 residents

On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (21,483).

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

Police40
Fire22 + 21 pt
Water & other utilities26
Administration & buildings19 + 8 pt
Courts, inspections & corrections12 + 5 pt
Roads & transportation13
Sewer & trash7
Parks & libraries3 + 3 pt
Other12 + 2 pt
154
full-time
39
part-time
$1.2M
payroll for March 2022
$13.9M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$85,800
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
29
sworn police officers
21
full-time firefighters
Not compared.Staff are compared with the same group as the budget, and Lebanon’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.

The school district

Lebanon City School District

Lebanon’s K–12 school district, shared with Turtlecreek Township, Union Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Lebanon →
$13,415
per pupil · OH $16,610
5,230
students
$65.7 million
long-term debt

Of the $13,415 per pupil, $8,063 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 61%State 33%Federal 7%

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

Also serving Lebanon

Kings Local School District · $13,934 per pupil

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

Elections · 2024 general election

How Lebanon voted in 2024

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

President10,953 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican66.5%7,284 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat32.5%3,557 votes

Others: 1.0% (112 votes).

Most votes in Lebanon: Donald J Trump

Warren County: Trump 65.3%, Harris 33.8% · Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%

Turnout
68%

of Lebanon’s 16,086 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Ohio: 64%.

Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).

U.S. Senate10,889 votes
Bernie MorenoRepublican61.6%
Sherrod BrownDemocrat34.3%
Others4.1%

Most votes in Lebanon: Bernie Moreno

Warren County: Moreno 61.1%, Brown 35.5% · Ohio: Moreno 50.1%, Brown 46.5%

U.S. House · Ohio’s 1st District391,909 votes
Greg LandsmanDemocrat54.6%
Orlando SonzaRepublican45.4%

Most votes in the district: Greg Landsman

Whole-district result

President, 2024: Lebanon, its county and the state

TrumpHarrisOthersVotes
Lebanon66.5%32.5%1.0%10,953
Warren County65.3%33.8%1.0%139,593
Ohio55.1%43.9%0.9%5,767,788
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 Lebanon

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Lebanon.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
  2. 2
    Ohio HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Ohio SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Ohio

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

Next door

How Lebanon compares with the towns next door

Lebanon’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 3 of the 4 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $194 to $1,054 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
Union Township$194$4,584
Turtlecreek Township$281$4,163
South Lebanon$1,054$4,147
Masonestimate$5,017
Lebanonestimate$3,455

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 Lebanon’s government

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

The Handbook →

Questions about Lebanon’s government

How much does Lebanon spend per resident?

About $1,041 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Lebanon didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $73.5 million.

What is the property tax rate in Lebanon?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,455 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.19% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see lebanonohio.gov.

Who runs Lebanon’s government?

See lebanonohio.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Lebanon yet.

How did Lebanon vote in 2024?

For president, Donald J Trump 66.5%, Kamala D Harris 32.5% (10,953 votes, official results). Warren County: Trump 65.3%, Harris 33.8%. Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%.

How many people work for Lebanon?

154 full-time and 39 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1.2M (about $13.9M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Lebanon in the state legislature?

State Senate District 7 (Steve Wilson) and State House District 56 (Adam Mathews). The House district also covers seven other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

Ask neighbors about Lebanon’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 (for Lebanon, 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 →