Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHow is Melrose run?
Melrose’s village government spent $45,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $174 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Melrose didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Melrose is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
Paulding Exempted Village School District
Melrose’s K–12 school district, shared with Brown Township, Cecil, Emerald Township, Oakwood, Paulding and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,004 per pupil, $10,148 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.
About $174 per resident a year, or $0.48 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 96%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Melrose didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Melrose yet
Every year of Melrose’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 →The typical homeowner pays $1,092 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.89% 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 Melrose’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 Melrose’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Melrose →
Who’s in charge in Melrose
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Melrose’s votes are counted by county
Ohio reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Melrose alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Paulding County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican77.7%7,203 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat21.4%1,987 votesOthers: 0.9% (86 votes).
Most votes in Paulding County: Donald J Trump
Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
100% of Melrose lies in Paulding County. Every 2024 race in Paulding County is on the county’s page.
Paulding County’s 2024 results →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 Melrose.
- 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 Melrose compares with the towns next door
Melrose’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 2 of the 2 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $160 to $542 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Brown Township | $160 | $1,716 |
| Washington Township | $542 | $1,358 |
| Melrose | estimate | $1,092 |
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 Melrose’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Melrose’s government
How much does Melrose spend per resident?
About $174 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Melrose didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $68,000.
What is the property tax rate in Melrose?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,092 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.89% 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 Melrose’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Melrose yet.
How did Melrose vote in 2024?
Ohio counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Melrose alone. Paulding County, where 100% of Melrose lies, voted Trump 77.7%, Harris 21.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Melrose?
0 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1,149 (about $13,788 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Melrose in the state legislature?
State Senate District 1 (Rob McColley) and State House District 82 (Roy Klopfenstein). The House district also covers 83 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Melrose’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 Melrose, 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 →