Photo: Niagara66 · CC BY-SA 4.0In Tipp City, 77% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Ohio
Tipp City’s city government spent $13.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,257 per resident. Water and other utilities ($20.1 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Tipp City is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,257 per resident a year, or $3.44 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 27%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$1,307 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Tipp City’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,307 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 61 Ohio cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,161, and the middle half spent $965–$1,535. Tipp City spent more than 59% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($2.3 million), 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 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Tipp City itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is down 1% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Tipp City 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: $1,307 · 2023: $1,155 · 2024: $1,257.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $3,103 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.13% 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 Tipp City’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 Tipp City’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Tipp City →
Who’s in charge in Tipp City
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Tipp City’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on tippcityohio.gov ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 151 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (10,424).
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.
Tipp City Exempted Village School District
Tipp City’s K–12 school district, shared with Monroe Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,048 per pupil, $8,816 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.
Bethel Local School District · $10,431 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
How Tipp City voted in 2024
Official results for Tipp City’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican68.0%4,236 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat31.0%1,932 votesOthers: 0.9% (57 votes).
Most votes in Tipp City: Donald J Trump
Miami County: Trump 72.1%, Harris 27.0% · Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
of Tipp City’s 8,044 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Ohio: 64%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Tipp City: Bernie Moreno
Miami County: Moreno 66.7%, Brown 29.8% · Ohio: Moreno 50.1%, Brown 46.5%
Most votes in the district: Mike Carey
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Tipp City, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tipp City | 68.0% | 31.0% | 0.9% | 6,225 |
| Miami County | 72.1% | 27.0% | 0.9% | 59,176 |
| 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 Tipp City.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: tippcityohio.gov ↗
- 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 Tipp City compares with the towns next door
Tipp City spent $1,307 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $310. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Bethel Township | $310 | $4,040 |
| Monroe Township | estimate | $3,159 |
| Staunton Township | estimate | $2,590 |
| Tipp City | $1,307 | $3,103 |
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 Tipp City’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Tipp City’s government
How much does Tipp City spend per resident?
About $1,257 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 $1,307 was more than 59% of 61 Ohio cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Tipp City?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,103 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.13% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see tippcityohio.gov.
Who runs Tipp City’s government?
See tippcityohio.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Tipp City yet.
How did Tipp City vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 68.0%, Kamala D Harris 31.0% (6,225 votes, official results). Miami County: Trump 72.1%, Harris 27.0%. Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%.
How many people work for Tipp City?
69 full-time and 51 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $484,983 (about $5.8M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Tipp City in the state legislature?
State Senate District 5 (Steve Huffman) and State House District 80 (Johnathan Newman). The House district also covers 42 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Tipp City’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 →