$38M a year, billed to homes and farms
$30.69 per $1,000 of taxable value — 1.07% of appraised value · 84th highest rate of 88
63% to schools · taxable value $1.34B, +43% in three years
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Brown County
Where Brown County’s $38M goes
- Schools $24M
- County services $7M
- Fire, police, roads & local services $5M
- Career-technical schools $3M
How it was approved
$27M passed by voters · 72%
levies approved at the ballot, in any year
$11M never on a ballot · 28%
inside millage, levied without a vote
Of the $24M to schools, $19M was voted and $5M is unvoted inside millage.
Where these school districts’ money comes from: 24% local taxes, mostly this property tax · 56% the state, from income, sales and cigarette taxes and the lottery · 20% federal money and fees. The state’s share is never on a property tax bill. The Schools section has it district by district. Where the money comes from is the state’s split, by the accounting code each district files it under. A district’s bookkeeping can put local money, such as payments from development (TIF) districts, in another column.
Homes and farmland (Class I) at the certified net rates, before the homestead exemption. Commercial property is rated separately.
Homeowners 65 and over in Brown County
34% of the homes their owners live in, in Brown County, belong to someone 65 or older — about 4,500 homes.
Ohio: 33%
Owners who are 65 or older, or disabled, can claim Ohio’s homestead exemption, which takes part of a home’s value off the bill; most must have an income under the state’s limit. From the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–2024 five-year estimates (table B25007, owner-occupied homes by the age of the householder). A survey, so every figure has a margin of error.
What goes unpaid in Brown County is under Unpaid & foreclosures →
The school districts in Brown County
Each has its own page, with the same chapters as this one. The district with the most of the county’s homes comes first; a heading sorts by its column.
| District activate to sort by District | School levies per $100,000 activate to sort by School levies per $100,000 | Test scores activate to sort by Test scores | Spent per student activate to sort by Spent per student |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Brown Local 33% of the homes here | $508 | 337th of 607 | $14,049 |
| Eastern Local 27% of the homes here | $595 | 255th of 607 | $15,579 |
| Fayetteville-Perry Local 15% of the homes here | $637 | 351st of 607 | $15,837 |
| Georgetown Exempted Village 13% of the homes here | $562 | 258th of 607 | $15,481 |
| Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Local 11% of the homes here | $600 | 484th of 607 | $18,566 |
| Williamsburg Local <1% of the homes here · based in Clermont County | $686 | 88th of 607 | $14,084 |
| Clermont Northeastern Local <1% of the homes here · based in Clermont County | $588 | 506th of 607 | $17,146 |
| Lynchburg-Clay Local <1% of the homes here · based in Highland County | $525 | 278th of 607 | $17,296 |
| Blanchester Local <1% of the homes here · based in Clinton County | $469 | 266th of 607 | $17,132 |
| Bethel-Tate Local <1% of the homes here · based in Clermont County | $599 | 325th of 607 | $14,381 |
Swipe sideways for more columns.
School levies: what each district’s own levies charge a home its owner lives in, for every $100,000 the county values it at, tax year 2025. Test scores: the Performance Index rank among Ohio’s traditional districts, 2025-26. Spent per student: operating spending over enrolled pupils, 2024-25. Each district’s page says where every figure comes from.
The towns in Brown County
Each has its own page: what a home there pays, who charges it, its levies and ballot, and its schools.
Cities and villages
Aberdeen · Fayetteville · Georgetown · Hamersville · Higginsport · Mount Orab · Ripley · Russellville · Sardinia
Townships
Byrd · Clark · Eagle · Franklin · Green · Huntington · Jackson · Jefferson · Lewis · Perry · Pike · Pleasant · Scott · Sterling · Union · Washington
Then your own bill
A county figure is a county figure. Your bill is your own taxing district’s rate on your own value.
Next door, clockwise from the north: Highland · Adams · Clermont · Clinton
This is an estimate built from public records — not tax, legal or financial advice, and not an appraisal. Only your county’s own statement is authoritative about your bill. If you’re thinking of challenging your value, confirm the details with your county’s Board of Revision or a property-tax professional. The full terms.