Photo: Nyttend · Public domainIn Mason, 73% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Ohio
Mason’s city government spent $67.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,902 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Mason didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Mason is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Mason City School District
Mason’s K–12 school district, shared with Deerfield Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,082 per pupil, $8,910 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.
Kings Local School District · $13,934 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $1,902 per resident a year, or $5.21 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: parks & libraries, at 18%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Mason didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Mason yet
Every year of Mason’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 →full-time in March 2025, up from 186 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $5,017 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.18% 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 Mason’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 Mason’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Mason →
Who’s in charge in Mason
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 186 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (35,520).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
How Mason voted in 2024
Official results for Mason’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican52.6%9,441 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat46.3%8,319 votesOthers: 1.1% (189 votes).
Most votes in Mason: Donald J Trump
Warren County: Trump 65.3%, Harris 33.8% · Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
of Mason’s 24,489 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Ohio: 64%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Mason: Bernie Moreno
Warren County: Moreno 61.1%, Brown 35.5% · Ohio: Moreno 50.1%, Brown 46.5%
Most votes in the district: Greg Landsman
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Mason, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason | 52.6% | 46.3% | 1.1% | 17,949 |
| Warren County | 65.3% | 33.8% | 1.0% | 139,593 |
| 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 Mason.
- 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.
How Mason compares with the towns next door
Mason’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 3 of the 5 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $194 to $579 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Union Township | $194 | $4,584 |
| Turtlecreek Township | $281 | $4,163 |
| Deerfield Township | $579 | $5,497 |
| Lebanon | estimate | $3,455 |
| Hamilton Township | estimate | $4,390 |
| Mason | estimate | $5,017 |
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 Mason’s government
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Questions about Mason’s government
How much does Mason spend per resident?
About $1,902 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Mason didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $89.9 million.
What is the property tax rate in Mason?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $5,017 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.18% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Mason’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Mason yet.
How did Mason vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 52.6%, Kamala D Harris 46.3% (17,949 votes, official results). Warren County: Trump 65.3%, Harris 33.8%. Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%.
How many people work for Mason?
191 full-time and 167 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $2.0M (about $24.0M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Mason 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.
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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 Mason, 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 →