Photo: GrantGursky · CC BY-SA 4.0How is New Philadelphia run?
New Philadelphia’s city government spent $38.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,217 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: New Philadelphia didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how New Philadelphia is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $2,217 per resident a year, or $6.07 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 29%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
New Philadelphia 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 New Philadelphia yet
Every year of New Philadelphia’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 →The typical homeowner pays $1,828 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.08% 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 New Philadelphia’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 New Philadelphia’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in New Philadelphia →
Who’s in charge in New Philadelphia
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
New Philadelphia’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on newphilaoh.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 110 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (17,437).
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.
New Philadelphia City School District
New Philadelphia’s K–12 school district, shared with Stone Creek, York Township, Jefferson Township, Goshen Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,266 per pupil, $8,639 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.
New Philadelphia’s votes are counted by county
Ohio reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for New Philadelphia alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Tuscarawas County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican71.3%30,652 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat28.0%12,032 votesOthers: 0.8% (335 votes).
Most votes in Tuscarawas County: Donald J Trump
Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
100% of New Philadelphia lies in Tuscarawas County. Every 2024 race in Tuscarawas County is on the county’s page.
Tuscarawas 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 New Philadelphia.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: newphilaoh.com ↗
- 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 New Philadelphia compares with the towns next door
New Philadelphia’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 4 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $1,130 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Dover | $1,130 | $2,491 |
| Goshen Township | estimate | $1,705 |
| Dover Township | estimate | $2,949 |
| Fairfield Township | estimate | $2,110 |
| New Philadelphia | estimate | $1,828 |
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 New Philadelphia’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about New Philadelphia’s government
How much does New Philadelphia spend per resident?
About $2,217 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (New Philadelphia didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $46.7 million.
What is the property tax rate in New Philadelphia?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,828 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.08% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see newphilaoh.com.
Who runs New Philadelphia’s government?
See newphilaoh.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for New Philadelphia yet.
How did New Philadelphia vote in 2024?
Ohio counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for New Philadelphia alone. Tuscarawas County, where 100% of New Philadelphia lies, voted Trump 71.3%, Harris 28.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for New Philadelphia?
158 full-time and 30 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $787,317 (about $9.4M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents New Philadelphia in the state legislature?
State Senate District 31 (Al Landis) and State House District 51 (Jodi Salvo). The House district also covers 50 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about New Philadelphia’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 (for New Philadelphia, 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 →