Photo: Sixflashphoto · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Mifflin Township run?
Mifflin Township’s town government spent $19.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $517 per resident.
What stands out about how Mifflin Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Gahanna-Jefferson City School District
Mifflin Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Gahanna, Jefferson Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,910 per pupil, $9,485 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.
Columbus City School District · $22,456 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $517 per resident a year, or $1.42 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: fire, at 90%.
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No comparison for Mifflin Township yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample). Mifflin Township’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars), so it has no like-for-like peer figure. It reported 2024; the next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Day-to-day spending is up 4% since 2023
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Mifflin Township reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2023: $490 · 2024: $517.
full-time in March 2025, up from 85 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $6,093 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.75% 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 Mifflin 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 Mifflin Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Mifflin Township →
Who’s in charge in Mifflin Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 333 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (37,682).
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.
Mifflin Township’s votes are counted by county
Ohio reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Mifflin Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Franklin County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat63.7%380,518 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican35.3%210,830 votesOthers: 1.0% (6,182 votes).
Most votes in Franklin County: Kamala D Harris
Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
100% of Mifflin Township lies in Franklin County. Every 2024 race in Franklin County is on the county’s page.
Franklin 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 Mifflin Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Ohio HouseMifflin Township is split between 2 districts
- 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 Mifflin Township compares with the towns next door
Mifflin Township’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $1,111 to $1,764 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Gahanna | $1,111 | $6,194 |
| Clinton Township | $1,300 | $2,116 |
| Columbus | $1,764 | $3,341 |
| Jefferson Township | estimate | $6,991 |
| Mifflin Township | estimate | $6,093 |
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 Mifflin Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Mifflin Township’s government
How much does Mifflin Township spend per resident?
About $517 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Mifflin Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $6,093 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.75% 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 Mifflin Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Mifflin Township yet.
How did Mifflin Township vote in 2024?
Ohio counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Mifflin Township alone. Franklin County, where 100% of Mifflin Township lies, voted Harris 63.7%, Trump 35.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Mifflin Township?
113 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $1.0M (about $12.6M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Mifflin Township in the state legislature?
Mifflin Township is split among 2 State House districts and 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Ohio Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Mifflin Township’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 →