Photo: User:Nyttend · Public domainIn Turtlecreek Township, 69% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Ohio
Turtlecreek Township’s town government spent $4.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $281 per resident.
What stands out about how Turtlecreek Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Lebanon City School District
Turtlecreek Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Lebanon, Union Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,415 per pupil, $8,063 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.
Monroe Local School District · $12,438 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $281 per resident a year, or $0.77 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: fire, at 35%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$281 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar towns
Turtlecreek Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($281 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 44 Ohio towns and townships of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $225, and the middle half spent $86–$512. Turtlecreek Township spent more than 61% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Ohio towns and townships of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Turtlecreek Township itself left out).
No trend yet
Turtlecreek Township reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $4,163 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.03% 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 Turtlecreek 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.
Tax bills are one input to Turtlecreek Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Turtlecreek Township →
Who’s in charge in Turtlecreek Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Turtlecreek Township’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on turtlecreektownship.org ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 592 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 (15,997).
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 Turtlecreek Township voted in 2024
Official results for Turtlecreek Township’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican71.6%6,926 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat27.4%2,649 votesOthers: 1.0% (100 votes).
Most votes in Turtlecreek Township: Donald J Trump
Warren County: Trump 65.3%, Harris 33.8% · Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
of Turtlecreek Township’s 14,016 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Ohio: 64%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Turtlecreek Township: Bernie Moreno
Warren County: Moreno 61.1%, Brown 35.5% · Ohio: Moreno 50.1%, Brown 46.5%
Most votes in the district: Greg Landsman
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Turtlecreek Township, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turtlecreek Township | 71.6% | 27.4% | 1.0% | 9,675 |
| Warren County | 65.3% | 33.8% | 1.0% | 139,593 |
| 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 Turtlecreek Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: turtlecreektownship.org ↗
- 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 Turtlecreek Township compares with the towns next door
Turtlecreek Township spent $281 per resident in 2022; the 6 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $18 to $1,347. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Lemon Township | $18 | $3,447 |
| Franklin Township | $59 | $2,528 |
| Washington Township | $111 | $2,729 |
| Salem Township | $131 | $4,198 |
| Union Township | $194 | $4,584 |
| Middletown | $1,347 | $2,052 |
| Lebanon | estimate | $3,455 |
| Mason | estimate | $5,017 |
| Wayne Township | estimate | $3,540 |
| Clear Creek Township | estimate | $4,642 |
| Turtlecreek Township | $281 | $4,163 |
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 Turtlecreek Township’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Turtlecreek Township’s government
How much does Turtlecreek Township spend per resident?
About $281 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 $281 was more than 61% of 44 Ohio towns and townships of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Turtlecreek Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $4,163 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.03% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see turtlecreektownship.org.
Who runs Turtlecreek Township’s government?
See turtlecreektownship.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Turtlecreek Township yet.
How did Turtlecreek Township vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 71.6%, Kamala D Harris 27.4% (9,675 votes, official results). Warren County: Trump 65.3%, Harris 33.8%. Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%.
How many people work for Turtlecreek Township?
27 full-time and 14 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $147,419 (about $1.8M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Turtlecreek Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 7 (Steve Wilson) and State House District 56 (Adam Mathews). The House district also covers seven other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Turtlecreek 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; 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 →