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Town Hall · Liberty Township

In Liberty Township, 83% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Ohio

Liberty Township’s town government spent $12.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $317 per resident.

Day-to-day spending, 2022
$12.7M
year to December 31, 2022
Per resident, 2022
$317
In 2022: $317, more than 56% of 18 similar towns
Long-term debt
$22.6M
end of 2022, reported
Town staff, 2022
70
full-time · 35 part-time · March payroll $478,517
Typical tax bill
$4,828
1.22% of home value · OH 1.31%

What stands out about how Liberty Township is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

The school district

Lakota Local School District

Liberty Township’s K–12 school district, shared with West Chester Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Liberty Township →
$12,774
per pupil · OH $16,610
17,887
students
$68.3 million
long-term debt

Of the $12,774 per pupil, $7,368 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 65%State 29%Federal 7%

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

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

Your share of the 2022 budget

About $317 per resident a year, or $0.87 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: fire, at 60%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 37%From other local governments 34%From the federal government 8%Interest, fines & other 7%From the state 5%Sales taxes 4%Fees & charges 3%Other taxes & licenses 3%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $1.2 million; interest on debt $949,000; payments to other governments $10.4 million. With these, the whole budget was $25.3 million.
Compared with similar places

$317 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar towns

Liberty Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($317 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 18 Ohio towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $306, and the middle half spent $31–$463. Liberty Township spent more than 56% of them.

Middle half of the group, $31–$463Median $306Liberty Township

Includes sewer and trash ($45,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →

The group
18

Ohio towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Liberty Township itself left out).

Over the years

No trend yet

Liberty Township reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $4,828 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.22% of the home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Liberty Township$4,828
West Chester Township$4,452
Monroe$3,592
Fairfield Township$3,509
Lemon Township$3,447
Woodsdale$3,333
Madison Township$3,022
Ohio$2,822
$4,828
typical bill a year
1.22%
effective rate
$395,800
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Liberty Township

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

Check Liberty Township’s own website for current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Liberty Township yet.
Who works for Liberty Township

One full-time town employee for every 573 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 (40,107).

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

Fire47 + 29 pt
Roads & transportation11
Administration & buildings4 + 5 pt
Parks & libraries4
Other4 + 1 pt
70
full-time
35
part-time
$478,517
payroll for March 2022
$5.7M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$72,400
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
47
full-time firefighters
Compared, 2022.Liberty Township had 1.7 full-time staff per 1,000 residents in March 2022. The median for the 17 of the 18 Ohio towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools that reported 2022 staff was 2.0: Liberty Township had fewer than 53% of them. Same group and year as the budget comparison.

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 Liberty Township voted in 2024

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

President25,718 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican60.1%15,460 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat39.0%10,039 votes

Others: 0.9% (219 votes).

Most votes in Liberty Township: Donald J Trump

Butler County: Trump 62.7%, Harris 36.4% · Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%

Turnout
83%

of Liberty Township’s 30,946 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Ohio: 64%.

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

U.S. Senate25,543 votes
Bernie MorenoRepublican56.8%
Sherrod BrownDemocrat40.2%
Others2.9%

Most votes in Liberty Township: Bernie Moreno

Butler County: Moreno 57.9%, Brown 38.5% · Ohio: Moreno 50.1%, Brown 46.5%

U.S. House · Ohio’s 8th District378,128 votes
Warren DavidsonRepublican62.8%
Vanessa EnochDemocrat37.2%

Most votes in the district: Warren Davidson

Whole-district result

President, 2024: Liberty Township, its county and the state

TrumpHarrisOthersVotes
Liberty Township60.1%39.0%0.9%25,718
Butler County62.7%36.4%0.9%183,142
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 Liberty Township

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Liberty Township.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  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 Liberty Township compares with the towns next door

Liberty Township spent $317 per resident in 2022; the 3 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $18 to $675. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.

Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Lemon Township$18$3,447
Fairfield Township$46$3,509
West Chester Township$675$4,452
Madison Townshipestimate$3,022
Monroeestimate$3,592
Liberty Township$317$4,828

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 Liberty Township’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Liberty Township’s government

How much does Liberty Township spend per resident?

About $317 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 $317 was more than 56% of 18 Ohio towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Liberty Township?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $4,828 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.22% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.

Who runs Liberty Township’s government?

We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Liberty Township yet.

How did Liberty Township vote in 2024?

For president, Donald J Trump 60.1%, Kamala D Harris 39.0% (25,718 votes, official results). Butler County: Trump 62.7%, Harris 36.4%. Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%.

How many people work for Liberty Township?

70 full-time and 35 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $478,517 (about $5.7M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Liberty Township in the state legislature?

State Senate District 4 (George Lang) and State House District 46 (Thomas Hall). The House district also covers six 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 →