Photo: Stow photographer · CC BY-SA 3.0In Stow, 75% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Ohio
Stow’s city government spent $42.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,242 per resident. Water and other utilities ($3.5 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Stow is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,059 per resident in 2022: less than 67% of them
Stow’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,059 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 21 Ohio cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,183, and the middle half spent $1,011–$1,394. Stow spent less than 67% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($936,000), 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 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Stow itself left out).
About $1,242 per resident a year, or $3.40 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: fire, at 20%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 16% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Stow reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,059 · 2023: $1,122 · 2024: $1,242.
full-time in March 2025, down from 244 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $3,843 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.55% 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 Stow’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.
Tax bills are one input to Stow’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Stow →
Who’s in charge in Stow
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Stow’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on stow.oh.us ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 146 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (34,216).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Stow-Munroe Falls City School District
Stow’s K–12 school district, shared with Munroe Falls. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,744 per pupil, $9,363 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.
How Stow voted in 2024
Official results for Stow’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat50.9%10,125 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican48.1%9,567 votesOthers: 1.0% (204 votes).
Most votes in Stow: Kamala D Harris
Summit County: Harris 53.0%, Trump 46.1% · Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
of Stow’s 26,454 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Ohio: 64%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Stow: 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: Stow, its county and the state
| Harris | Trump | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stow | 50.9% | 48.1% | 1.0% | 19,896 |
| 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 Stow.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: stow.oh.us ↗
- 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 Stow compares with the towns next door
Stow spent $1,059 per resident in 2022; the 4 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $564 to $1,305. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Brimfield Township | $564 | $3,086 |
| Kent | $1,024 | $3,463 |
| Tallmadge | $1,031 | $3,572 |
| Silver Lake | $1,305 | $5,524 |
| Cuyahoga Falls | estimate | $2,931 |
| Munroe Falls | estimate | $3,742 |
| Franklin Township | estimate | $3,523 |
| Hudson | estimate | $7,375 |
| Stow | $1,059 | $3,843 |
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 Stow’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Stow’s government
How much does Stow spend per resident?
About $1,242 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,059 was less than 67% of 21 Ohio cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Stow?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,843 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.55% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see stow.oh.us.
Who runs Stow’s government?
See stow.oh.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Stow yet.
How did Stow vote in 2024?
For president, Kamala D Harris 50.9%, Donald J Trump 48.1% (19,896 votes, official results). Summit County: Harris 53.0%, Trump 46.1%. Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%.
How many people work for Stow?
235 full-time and 83 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $1.9M (about $23.1M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Stow in the state legislature?
State Senate District 28 (Casey Weinstein) and State House District 34 (Derrick Hall). The House district also covers five other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Stow’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; 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 →