Pleasant Hill United Church of Christ · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainIn Pleasant Hill, 68% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Ohio
Pleasant Hill’s village government spent $323,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $257 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Pleasant Hill didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Pleasant Hill is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
Newton Local School District
Pleasant Hill’s K–12 school district, shared with Newton Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,618 per pupil, $8,939 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 $257 per resident a year, or $0.70 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 16%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Pleasant Hill 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 Pleasant Hill yet
Every year of Pleasant Hill’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 $1,781 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.01% 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 Pleasant Hill’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 Pleasant Hill’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Pleasant Hill →
Who’s in charge in Pleasant Hill
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Pleasant Hill’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The village posts agendas and minutes on pleasanthillohio.com ↗.
One full-time village employee for every 315 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 (1,258).
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 Pleasant Hill voted in 2024
Official results for Pleasant Hill’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican81.6%580 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat17.6%125 votesOthers: 0.8% (6 votes).
Most votes in Pleasant Hill: Donald J Trump
Miami County: Trump 72.1%, Harris 27.0% · Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
of Pleasant Hill’s 1,052 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Ohio: 64%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Pleasant Hill: Bernie Moreno
Miami County: Moreno 66.7%, Brown 29.8% · Ohio: Moreno 50.1%, Brown 46.5%
Most votes in the district: Warren Davidson
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Pleasant Hill, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Hill | 81.6% | 17.6% | 0.8% | 711 |
| Miami County | 72.1% | 27.0% | 0.9% | 59,176 |
| Ohio | 55.1% | 43.9% | 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 Pleasant Hill.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: pleasanthillohio.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.
Reach Pleasant Hill’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Pleasant Hill’s government
How much does Pleasant Hill spend per resident?
About $257 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Pleasant Hill didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $706,000.
What is the property tax rate in Pleasant Hill?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,781 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.01% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see pleasanthillohio.com.
Who runs Pleasant Hill’s government?
See pleasanthillohio.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Pleasant Hill yet.
How did Pleasant Hill vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 81.6%, Kamala D Harris 17.6% (711 votes, official results). Miami County: Trump 72.1%, Harris 27.0%. Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%.
How many people work for Pleasant Hill?
4 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $15,722 (about $188,664 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Pleasant Hill in the state legislature?
State Senate District 5 (Steve Huffman) and State House District 80 (Johnathan Newman). The House district also covers 42 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Pleasant Hill’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 Pleasant Hill, 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 →