Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiberty Center spent more per resident in 2022 than 67% of similar cities
Liberty Center’s village government spent $735,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $670 per resident. Water and other utilities ($793,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Liberty Center is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
$644 per resident in 2022: more than 67% of them
Liberty Center’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($644 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–$774. Liberty Center spent more than 67% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($317,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Ohio cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Liberty Center itself left out).
About $670 per resident a year, or $1.84 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 36%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 2% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Liberty Center reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $644 · 2023: $670.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,697 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.05% 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 Liberty Center’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 Liberty Center’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Liberty Center →
Who’s in charge in Liberty Center
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 183 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (1,097).
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.
Liberty Center Local School District
Liberty Center’s K–12 school district, shared with Liberty Township, Washington Township, Swan Creek Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,633 per pupil, $10,962 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.
How Liberty Center voted in 2024
Official results for Liberty Center’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican75.1%380 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat24.7%125 votesOthers: 0.2% (1 votes).
Most votes in Liberty Center: Donald J Trump
Henry County: Trump 72.9%, Harris 26.2% · Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
of Liberty Center’s 823 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Ohio: 64%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Liberty Center: Bernie Moreno
Henry County: Moreno 66.3%, Brown 29.8% · Ohio: Moreno 50.1%, Brown 46.5%
Most votes in the district: Bob Latta
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Liberty Center, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Center | 75.1% | 24.7% | 0.2% | 506 |
| Henry County | 72.9% | 26.2% | 0.9% | 14,911 |
| Ohio | 55.1% | 43.9% | 0.9% | 5,767,788 |
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 Liberty Center.
- 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 Liberty Center’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Liberty Center’s government
How much does Liberty Center spend per resident?
About $670 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $644 was more than 67% of 320 Ohio cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Liberty Center?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,697 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.05% 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 Liberty Center’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Liberty Center yet.
How did Liberty Center vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 75.1%, Kamala D Harris 24.7% (506 votes, official results). Henry County: Trump 72.9%, Harris 26.2%. Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%.
How many people work for Liberty Center?
6 full-time and 19 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $37,657 (about $451,884 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Liberty Center in the state legislature?
State Senate District 1 (Rob McColley) and State House District 81 (Jim Hoops). The House district also covers 67 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 →