Photo: Jack Pearce from Boardman, OH, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0How is Warren run?
Warren’s city government spent $46.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,186 per resident. Water and other utilities ($9.6 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Warren is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,186 per resident a year, or $3.25 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 23%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$1,168 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Warren’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,168 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 21 Ohio cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,183, and the middle half spent $1,011–$1,394. Warren spent less than 52% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($10.8 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 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Warren itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 3% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Warren 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: $1,168 · 2023: $1,186.
full-time in March 2025, up from 373 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,236 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.43% 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 Warren’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 Warren’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Warren →
Who’s in charge in Warren
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Warren’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on warren.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 101 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (39,020).
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.
Warren City School District
Warren’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $18,581 per pupil, $9,153 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.
Howland Local School District · $14,936 per pupil
LaBrae Local School District · $14,733 per pupil
Lakeview Local School District · $12,007 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
How Warren voted in 2024
Official results for Warren’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat58.0%7,745 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican41.0%5,481 votesOthers: 1.0% (129 votes).
Most votes in Warren: Kamala D Harris
Trumbull County: Trump 58.0%, Harris 41.2% · Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
of Warren’s 30,376 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Ohio: 64%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Warren: Sherrod Brown
Trumbull County: Moreno 51.0%, Brown 45.1% · Ohio: Moreno 50.1%, Brown 46.5%
Most votes in the district: David P Joyce
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Warren, its county and the state
| Harris | Trump | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren | 58.0% | 41.0% | 1.0% | 13,355 |
| Trumbull County | 41.2% | 58.0% | 0.8% | 96,514 |
| Ohio | 43.9% | 55.1% | 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 Warren.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: warren.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 Warren compares with the towns next door
Warren spent $1,168 per resident in 2022; the 2 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $519 to $1,329. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Howland Township | $519 | $2,561 |
| Niles | $1,329 | $1,403 |
| Warren Township | estimate | $1,231 |
| Champion Township | estimate | $2,442 |
| Warren | $1,168 | $1,236 |
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 Warren’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Warren’s government
How much does Warren spend per resident?
About $1,186 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,168 was less than 52% of 21 Ohio cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Warren?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,236 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.43% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see warren.org.
Who runs Warren’s government?
See warren.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Warren yet.
How did Warren vote in 2024?
For president, Kamala D Harris 58.0%, Donald J Trump 41.0% (13,355 votes, official results). Trumbull County: Trump 58.0%, Harris 41.2%. Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%.
How many people work for Warren?
385 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $2.0M (about $23.6M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Warren in the state legislature?
State Senate District 32 (Sandy O'Brien) and State House District 64 (Nick Santucci). The House district also covers 14 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Warren’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 →