Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHow is Sugar Grove run?
Sugar Grove’s village government spent $318,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $746 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Sugar Grove didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Sugar Grove is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $746 per resident a year, or $2.04 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 46%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Sugar Grove 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 Sugar Grove yet
Every year of Sugar Grove’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 $1,837 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.04% 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 Sugar Grove’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 Sugar Grove’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Sugar Grove →
Who’s in charge in Sugar Grove
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 426 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (426).
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.
Berne Union Local School District
Sugar Grove’s K–12 school district, shared with Berne Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,325 per pupil, $9,912 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.
Sugar Grove’s votes are counted by county
Ohio reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Sugar Grove alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Fairfield County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican61.6%51,999 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat37.5%31,695 votesOthers: 0.9% (737 votes).
Most votes in Fairfield County: Donald J Trump
Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
100% of Sugar Grove lies in Fairfield County. Every 2024 race in Fairfield County is on the county’s page.
Fairfield 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 Sugar Grove.
- 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 Sugar Grove’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Sugar Grove’s government
How much does Sugar Grove spend per resident?
About $746 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Sugar Grove didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $421,000.
What is the property tax rate in Sugar Grove?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,837 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.04% 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 Sugar Grove’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Sugar Grove yet.
How did Sugar Grove vote in 2024?
Ohio counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Sugar Grove alone. Fairfield County, where 100% of Sugar Grove lies, voted Trump 61.6%, Harris 37.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Sugar Grove?
1 full-time and 10 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $23,598 (about $283,176 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Sugar Grove in the state legislature?
State Senate District 20 (Tim Schaffer) and State House District 69 (Kevin Miller). The House district also covers 55 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 (for Sugar Grove, 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 →