Photo: Photo by and ©2010 Dustin M. Ramsey (Kralizec!) · CC BY-SA 2.5How is North Baltimore run?
North Baltimore’s village government spent $3.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,033 per resident. Water and other utilities ($1.4 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how North Baltimore is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $1,033 per resident a year, or $2.83 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 47%.
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$1,033 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
North Baltimore’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,033 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 106 Ohio cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $916, and the middle half spent $666–$1,261. North Baltimore spent more than 64% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.7 million), 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 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; North Baltimore itself left out).
No trend yet
North Baltimore reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,392 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 North Baltimore’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 North Baltimore’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in North Baltimore →
Who’s in charge in North Baltimore
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 187 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (3,556).
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.
North Baltimore Local School District
North Baltimore’s K–12 school district, shared with Henry Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $19,617 per pupil, $11,806 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.
North Baltimore’s votes are counted by county
Ohio reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for North Baltimore alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Wood County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican54.6%36,877 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat44.4%30,016 votesOthers: 1.0% (672 votes).
Most votes in Wood County: Donald J Trump
Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
100% of North Baltimore lies in Wood County. Every 2024 race in Wood County is on the county’s page.
Wood 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 North Baltimore.
- 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 North Baltimore’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about North Baltimore’s government
How much does North Baltimore spend per resident?
About $1,033 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,033 was more than 64% of 106 Ohio cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in North Baltimore?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,392 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 village’s assessor.
Who runs North Baltimore’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for North Baltimore yet.
How did North Baltimore vote in 2024?
Ohio counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for North Baltimore alone. Wood County, where 100% of North Baltimore lies, voted Trump 54.6%, Harris 44.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for North Baltimore?
19 full-time and 31 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $118,564 (about $1.4M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents North Baltimore in the state legislature?
State Senate District 2 (Theresa Gavarone) and State House District 75 (Haraz Ghanbari). The House district also covers 42 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 →