In Summit Township, 74% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Ohio
Summit Township’s town government spent $214,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $357 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Summit Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Summit Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Switzerland of Ohio Local School District
Summit Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Adams Township, Antioch, Beallsville, Benton Township, Bethel Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $29,135 per pupil, $14,481 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 $357 per resident a year, or $0.98 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 55%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Summit Township 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 Summit Township yet
Every year of Summit Township’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town 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 $1,176 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.58% 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 Summit Township’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 Summit Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Summit Township →
Who’s in charge in Summit Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 150 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 (600).
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 Summit Township voted in 2024
Official results for Summit Township’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican81.6%297 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat18.1%66 votesOthers: 0.3% (1 votes).
Most votes in Summit Township: Donald J Trump
Monroe County: Trump 79.4%, Harris 19.7% · Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
of Summit Township’s 495 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Ohio: 64%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Summit Township: Bernie Moreno
Monroe County: Moreno 70.9%, Brown 25.9% · Ohio: Moreno 50.1%, Brown 46.5%
Most votes in the district: Michael A Rulli
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Summit Township, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Township | 81.6% | 18.1% | 0.3% | 364 |
| Monroe County | 79.4% | 19.7% | 0.9% | 6,794 |
| 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 Summit Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal 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.
How Summit Township compares with the towns next door
Summit Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 5 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $728 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Wayne Township | $728 | — |
| Franklin Township | estimate | — |
| Seneca Township | estimate | $2,081 |
| Malaga Township | estimate | $1,481 |
| Center Township | estimate | $1,012 |
| Summit Township | estimate | $1,176 |
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 Summit Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Summit Township’s government
How much does Summit Township spend per resident?
About $357 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Summit Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $252,000.
What is the property tax rate in Summit Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,176 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.58% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Summit Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Summit Township yet.
How did Summit Township vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 81.6%, Kamala D Harris 18.1% (364 votes, official results). Monroe County: Trump 79.4%, Harris 19.7%. Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%.
How many people work for Summit Township?
4 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $6,183 (about $74,196 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Summit Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 30 (Brian Chavez) and State House District 96 (Ron Ferguson). The House district also covers 73 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Summit Township’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 Summit Township, 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 →