Thomas Johnson House · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHow is Plainfield run?
Plainfield’s village government spent $20,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $126 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Plainfield didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Plainfield is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
Ridgewood Local School District
Plainfield’s K–12 school district, shared with Linton Township, West Lafayette, White Eyes Township, Lafayette Township, Adams Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,690 per pupil, $8,373 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 $126 per resident a year, or $0.35 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 50%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Plainfield 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 Plainfield yet
Every year of Plainfield’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 $1,304 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.85% 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 Plainfield’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 Plainfield’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Plainfield →
Who’s in charge in Plainfield
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Plainfield’s votes are counted by county
Ohio reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Plainfield alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Coshocton County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican75.7%12,362 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat23.5%3,835 votesOthers: 0.8% (136 votes).
Most votes in Coshocton County: Donald J Trump
Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
100% of Plainfield lies in Coshocton County. Every 2024 race in Coshocton County is on the county’s page.
Coshocton 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 Plainfield.
- 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 Plainfield’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Plainfield’s government
How much does Plainfield spend per resident?
About $126 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Plainfield didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $20,000.
What is the property tax rate in Plainfield?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,304 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.85% 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 Plainfield’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Plainfield yet.
How did Plainfield vote in 2024?
Ohio counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Plainfield alone. Coshocton County, where 100% of Plainfield lies, voted Trump 75.7%, Harris 23.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Plainfield?
0 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1,402 (about $16,824 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Plainfield in the state legislature?
State Senate District 19 (Andrew Brenner) and State House District 98 (Mark Hiner). The House district also covers 66 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Plainfield’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 Plainfield, 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 →