Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 4.0Smithville spent more per resident in 2022 than 77% of similar cities
Smithville’s village government spent $1 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $818 per resident. Water and other utilities ($269,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Smithville is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
$818 per resident in 2022: more than 77% of them
Smithville’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($818 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 320 Ohio cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $458, and the middle half spent $251–$772. Smithville spent more than 77% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($329,000), 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 under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Smithville itself left out).
About $818 per resident a year, or $2.24 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 38%.
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No trend yet
Smithville reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $2,355 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.19% 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 Smithville’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 Smithville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Smithville →
Who’s in charge in Smithville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 180 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 (1,261).
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.
Green Local School District
Smithville’s K–12 school district, shared with Marshallville, Green Township, Baughman Township, Wayne Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,186 per pupil, $8,615 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.
Smithville’s votes are counted by county
Ohio reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Smithville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Wayne County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican69.2%36,764 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat29.9%15,898 votesOthers: 0.9% (478 votes).
Most votes in Wayne County: Donald J Trump
Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
100% of Smithville lies in Wayne County. Every 2024 race in Wayne County is on the county’s page.
Wayne 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 Smithville.
- 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 Smithville’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Smithville’s government
How much does Smithville spend per resident?
About $818 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 $818 was more than 77% of 320 Ohio cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Smithville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,355 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.19% 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 Smithville’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Smithville yet.
How did Smithville vote in 2024?
Ohio counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Smithville alone. Wayne County, where 100% of Smithville lies, voted Trump 69.2%, Harris 29.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Smithville?
7 full-time and 12 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $54,000 (about $648,000 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Smithville in the state legislature?
State Senate District 31 (Al Landis) and State House District 77 (Meredith Craig). The House district also covers 30 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 →