School district

Income tax, 1.25% · 5 years · from Jan 1, 2027

Current expenses

$125 a year for every $10,000 of income it taxes

Paid by the people who live in the district, on their income; the ballot says whether on all of it or on earnings only.

Fairfield City’s budget forecast (FY2027 fall) counts a new income tax from FY2027 and runs short in FY2030. Its budget →

School district

Bond, $223.5 million · 37 years · from 2028

Renovate, improve & construct school facilities

$77 a year for each $100,000 of the county auditor’s value

The county auditor’s estimate, as the district states it: 2.2 mills a year on average over the life of the bond. Source: Lakota Local Schools.

For a home the county values at $300,000: $231 a year $400,000: $308 a year $500,000: $385 a year

Borrows $223.5 million over 37 years, repaid by a property tax levy. Its rate is set each year to meet that year’s payments, so it moves around the estimate, and like any levy approved now it carries none of the state’s rollback credits. Your home’s county value is on your tax bill.

Lakota Local Schools says it would start collecting in 2029, when its current bonds are paid off, so it does not expect its bond tax rate to rise. Source: Lakota Local Schools.

Building money: kept outside the general fund, so it is not in Lakota Local’s budget forecast. Its budget →

School district · based in Hamilton County

Income tax, 1.5% · Continuing · from Jan 1, 2027

Current expenses

$150 a year for every $10,000 of income it taxes

Paid by the people who live in the district, on their income; the ballot says whether on all of it or on earnings only.

Northwest Local’s budget forecast (FY2027 fall) counts a new income tax from FY2027 and runs short in FY2030. Its budget →

School district · based in Hamilton County

Income tax, 0.25% · Continuing · from Jan 1, 2027

Current expenses

$25 a year for every $10,000 of income it taxes

Paid by the people who live in the district, on their income; the ballot says whether on all of it or on earnings only.

Southwest Local’s budget forecast (FY2027 fall) counts no new levy and shows no shortfall through FY2030. Its budget →

County

Property tax, 1 mill · 10 years · from 2026

Maintain & operate programs & facilities

Continues a levy already on the bill. If it passes, the levy keeps going as it is today; if it fails, it ends when its current term runs out. When homes are revalued, the state cuts its rate so it collects the same total — so a home whose value rose more than most pays a little more of it.

Village · based in Preble County

Property tax, 5.2 mills · 5 years · from 2026

Fire protection & EMS

Continues a levy already on the bill. If it passes, the levy keeps going as it is today; if it fails, it ends when its current term runs out. When homes are revalued, the state cuts its rate so it collects the same total — so a home whose value rose more than most pays a little more of it.

Village

Property tax, 5 mills · 5 years · from 2026

Police protection

$175 a year for each $100,000 of the county auditor’s value

$100,000 × 35% = $35,000 taxed × 5 mills ($5.00 for each $1,000) = $175

For a home the county values at $250,000: $437.50 a year $300,000: $525 a year $400,000: $700 a year

These are first-year figures. A levy approved now is charged at its full voted rate, with none of the state’s rollback credits; when the county next revalues homes, the state lowers its rate so that it collects the same dollars. Your home’s county value is on your tax bill.

Village

Property tax, 3 mills · Continuing · from 2027

Fire protection & EMS

$105 a year for each $100,000 of the county auditor’s value

$100,000 × 35% = $35,000 taxed × 3 mills ($3.00 for each $1,000) = $105

For a home the county values at $250,000: $262.50 a year $300,000: $315 a year $400,000: $420 a year

These are first-year figures. A levy approved now is charged at its full voted rate, with none of the state’s rollback credits; when the county next revalues homes, the state lowers its rate so that it collects the same dollars. Your home’s county value is on your tax bill.

Police district

Property tax, 2.99 mills · Continuing · from 2026

Police protection

$104.65 a year for each $100,000 of the county auditor’s value

$100,000 × 35% = $35,000 taxed × 2.99 mills ($2.99 for each $1,000) = $104.65

For a home the county values at $250,000: $261.62 a year $300,000: $313.95 a year $400,000: $418.60 a year

These are first-year figures. A levy approved now is charged at its full voted rate, with none of the state’s rollback credits; when the county next revalues homes, the state lowers its rate so that it collects the same dollars. Your home’s county value is on your tax bill.

Fire district

Property tax, 3.5 mills · 5 years · from 2026

Fire protection & EMS

$122.50 a year for each $100,000 of the county auditor’s value

$100,000 × 35% = $35,000 taxed × 3.5 mills ($3.50 for each $1,000) = $122.50

For a home the county values at $250,000: $306.25 a year $300,000: $367.50 a year $400,000: $490 a year

These are first-year figures. A levy approved now is charged at its full voted rate, with none of the state’s rollback credits; when the county next revalues homes, the state lowers its rate so that it collects the same dollars. Your home’s county value is on your tax bill.

Fire district

Property tax, 3 mills · 5 years · from 2027

Fire protection & EMS

Continues a levy already on the bill. If it passes, the levy keeps going as it is today; if it fails, it ends when its current term runs out. When homes are revalued, the state cuts its rate so it collects the same total — so a home whose value rose more than most pays a little more of it.