Valley Railway Historic District · Photo: Cuyahoga Valley National Park · Public domainIn Peninsula, 71% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Ohio
Peninsula’s village government spent $1.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,592 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Peninsula didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Peninsula is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
Woodridge Local School District
Peninsula’s K–12 school district, shared with Boston Township, Cuyahoga Falls, Boston Heights. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,983 per pupil, $9,820 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 $2,592 per resident a year, or $7.10 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 53%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Peninsula 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 Peninsula yet
Every year of Peninsula’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 $6,584 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.52% 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 Peninsula’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 Peninsula’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Peninsula →
Who’s in charge in Peninsula
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 183 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (549).
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.
How Peninsula voted in 2024
Official results for Peninsula’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat58.2%206 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican41.0%145 votesOthers: 0.8% (3 votes).
Most votes in Peninsula: Kamala D Harris
Summit County: Harris 53.0%, Trump 46.1% · Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
of Peninsula’s 500 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Ohio: 64%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Peninsula: Sherrod Brown
Summit County: Brown 55.5%, Moreno 41.1% · Ohio: Moreno 50.1%, Brown 46.5%
Most votes in the district: Emilia Sykes
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Peninsula, its county and the state
| Harris | Trump | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peninsula | 58.2% | 41.0% | 0.8% | 354 |
| Summit County | 53.0% | 46.1% | 0.9% | 273,413 |
| Ohio | 43.9% | 55.1% | 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 Peninsula.
- 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 Peninsula compares with the towns next door
Peninsula’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 2 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $464 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Township | $464 | $5,616 |
| Boston Heights | estimate | $6,420 |
| Peninsula | estimate | $6,584 |
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 Peninsula’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Peninsula’s government
How much does Peninsula spend per resident?
About $2,592 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Peninsula didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $1.4 million.
What is the property tax rate in Peninsula?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $6,584 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.52% 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 Peninsula’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Peninsula yet.
How did Peninsula vote in 2024?
For president, Kamala D Harris 58.2%, Donald J Trump 41.0% (354 votes, official results). Summit County: Harris 53.0%, Trump 46.1%. Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%.
How many people work for Peninsula?
3 full-time and 37 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $54,276 (about $651,312 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Peninsula in the state legislature?
State Senate District 27 (Kristina Roegner) and State House District 31 (Bill Roemer). The House district also covers nine other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Peninsula’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 Peninsula, 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 →