Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0How is West Salem run?
West Salem’s village government spent $0 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $0 per resident.
What stands out about how West Salem is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
Northwestern Local School District
West Salem’s K–12 school district, shared with Congress, Chester Township, Congress Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,241 per pupil, $9,195 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.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
No comparison or trend for West Salem yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and West Salem’s 2022 operating figures are mostly a Census estimate, so they aren’t compared. It reported 2022 only, so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, down from 10 in 2022.
The typical homeowner pays $1,217 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.97% 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 West Salem’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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to West Salem’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in West Salem →
Who’s in charge in West Salem
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
West Salem’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The village posts agendas and minutes on westsalemvillage.com ↗.
One full-time village employee for every 218 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (1,528).
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.
West Salem’s votes are counted by county
Ohio reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for West Salem alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Wayne County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican69.2%36,764 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat29.9%15,898 votesOthers: 0.9% (478 votes).
Most votes in Wayne County: Donald J Trump
Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
100% of West Salem lies in Wayne County. Every 2024 race in Wayne County is on the county’s page.
Wayne 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 West Salem.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: westsalemvillage.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.
Reach West Salem’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about West Salem’s government
How much does West Salem spend per resident?
About $0 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in West Salem?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,217 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.97% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see westsalemvillage.com.
Who runs West Salem’s government?
See westsalemvillage.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for West Salem yet.
How did West Salem vote in 2024?
Ohio counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for West Salem alone. Wayne County, where 100% of West Salem lies, voted Trump 69.2%, Harris 29.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for West Salem?
7 full-time and 26 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $44,714 (about $536,568 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents West Salem in the state legislature?
State Senate District 31 (Al Landis) and State House District 77 (Meredith Craig). The House district also covers 30 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about West Salem’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 →