Photo: Ken Winters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Public domainHow is Vermilion run?
Vermilion’s city government spent $10.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $992 per resident. Water and other utilities ($2.3 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Vermilion is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $992 per resident a year, or $2.72 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 32%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$1,132 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Vermilion’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,132 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 $1,165, and the middle half spent $965–$1,535. Vermilion spent less than 52% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($3.2 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; Vermilion itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is down 10% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Vermilion 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: $1,132 · 2024: $992.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $2,595 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.41% 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 Vermilion’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 Vermilion’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Vermilion →
Who’s in charge in Vermilion
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Vermilion’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on vermilion.net ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 178 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 (10,694).
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.
Firelands Local School District
Vermilion’s K–12 school district, shared with Camden Township, Henrietta Township, Kipton, South Amherst, Florence Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,985 per pupil, $8,558 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.
Vermilion Local School District · $16,906 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Vermilion’s votes are counted by county
Ohio reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Vermilion alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Lorain County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican52.4%83,297 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat46.7%74,207 votesOthers: 0.9% (1,455 votes).
Most votes in Lorain County: Donald J Trump
Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
57% of Vermilion lies in Lorain County; the rest in Erie County. Every 2024 race in Lorain County is on the county’s page.
Lorain 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 Vermilion.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: vermilion.net ↗
- 2Ohio HouseVermilion is split between 2 districts
- 3Ohio SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseSplit between districts
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Ohio
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Vermilion compares with the towns next door
Vermilion spent $1,132 per resident in 2022. Most of its neighbors are townships, a different kind of government, so the like-for-like comparison is with similar cities, above. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Brownhelm Township | $101 | $2,903 |
| Vermilion Township | $137 | $3,057 |
| Lorain | $909 | $1,708 |
| Vermilion | $1,132 | $2,595 |
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 Vermilion’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Vermilion’s government
How much does Vermilion spend per resident?
About $992 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 $1,132 was less than 52% of 61 Ohio cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Vermilion?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,595 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.41% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see vermilion.net.
Who runs Vermilion’s government?
See vermilion.net for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Vermilion yet.
How did Vermilion vote in 2024?
Ohio counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Vermilion alone. Lorain County, where 57% of Vermilion lies, voted Trump 52.4%, Harris 46.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Vermilion?
60 full-time and 59 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $407,177 (about $4.9M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Vermilion in the state legislature?
Vermilion is split among 2 State House districts and 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Ohio Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Vermilion’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 →