How is Pleasant Plain run?
Pleasant Plain’s village government spent $23,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $135 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Pleasant Plain didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Pleasant Plain is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
Goshen Local School District
Pleasant Plain’s K–12 school district, shared with Goshen Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,427 per pupil, $8,478 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 $135 per resident a year, or $0.37 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 30%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Pleasant Plain 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 Plain yet
Every year of Pleasant Plain’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 $913 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.54% 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 Plain’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 Plain’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Pleasant Plain →
Who’s in charge in Pleasant Plain
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Pleasant Plain’s votes are counted by county
Ohio reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Pleasant Plain alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Warren County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican65.3%91,132 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat33.8%47,128 votesOthers: 1.0% (1,333 votes).
Most votes in Warren County: Donald J Trump
Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
100% of Pleasant Plain lies in Warren County. Every 2024 race in Warren County is on the county’s page.
Warren 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 Pleasant Plain.
- 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 Pleasant Plain’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Pleasant Plain’s government
How much does Pleasant Plain spend per resident?
About $135 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Pleasant Plain didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $24,000.
What is the property tax rate in Pleasant Plain?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $913 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.54% 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 Pleasant Plain’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Pleasant Plain yet.
How did Pleasant Plain vote in 2024?
Ohio counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Pleasant Plain alone. Warren County, where 100% of Pleasant Plain lies, voted Trump 65.3%, Harris 33.8% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Pleasant Plain in the state legislature?
State Senate District 7 (Steve Wilson) and State House District 55 (Michelle Teska). The House district also covers 19 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Pleasant Plain’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 Plain, 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 →