Photo: Rickofwood · CC BY-SA 3.0In Wadsworth, 67% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Ohio
Wadsworth’s city government spent $22.9 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $935 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Wadsworth didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Wadsworth is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $935 per resident a year, or $2.56 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 27%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Wadsworth didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Wadsworth yet
Every year of Wadsworth’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, up from 207 in 2022.
The typical homeowner pays $2,871 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.16% 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 Wadsworth’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 Wadsworth’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Wadsworth →
Who’s in charge in Wadsworth
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Wadsworth’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on wadsworthcity.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 109 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (24,521).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Wadsworth City School District
Wadsworth’s K–12 school district, shared with Wadsworth Township, Guilford Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,072 per pupil, $8,771 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.
Highland Local School District · $12,550 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
How Wadsworth voted in 2024
Official results for Wadsworth’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican56.3%7,099 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat42.6%5,376 votesOthers: 1.1% (137 votes).
Most votes in Wadsworth: Donald J Trump
Medina County: Trump 62.0%, Harris 37.2% · Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
of Wadsworth’s 18,935 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Ohio: 64%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Wadsworth: Bernie Moreno
Medina County: Moreno 55.9%, Brown 41.0% · Ohio: Moreno 50.1%, Brown 46.5%
Most votes in the district: Max Miller
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Wadsworth, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wadsworth | 56.3% | 42.6% | 1.1% | 12,612 |
| Medina County | 62.0% | 37.2% | 0.9% | 107,017 |
| 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 Wadsworth.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: wadsworthcity.com ↗
- 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 Wadsworth compares with the towns next door
Wadsworth’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 2 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $130 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Sharon Township | $130 | $6,484 |
| Wadsworth Township | estimate | $3,566 |
| Wadsworth | estimate | $2,871 |
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 Wadsworth’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Wadsworth’s government
How much does Wadsworth spend per resident?
About $935 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Wadsworth didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $74 million.
What is the property tax rate in Wadsworth?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,871 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.16% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see wadsworthcity.com.
Who runs Wadsworth’s government?
See wadsworthcity.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Wadsworth yet.
How did Wadsworth vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 56.3%, Kamala D Harris 42.6% (12,612 votes, official results). Medina County: Trump 62.0%, Harris 37.2%. Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%.
How many people work for Wadsworth?
225 full-time and 46 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $1.7M (about $20.0M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Wadsworth in the state legislature?
State Senate District 22 (Mark Romanchuk) and State House District 66 (Sean Hutson). The House district also covers 19 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Wadsworth’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 Wadsworth, 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 →