$426M a year, billed to homes and farms
$41.08 per $1,000 of taxable value — 1.44% of appraised value · 27th highest rate of 88
61% to schools · taxable value $12.78B, +36% in three years
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Butler County
Where Butler County’s $426M goes
- Schools $258M
- Fire, police, roads & local services $81M
- County services $57M
- Career-technical schools $17M
- Libraries $6M
- Parks $5M
How it was approved
$344M passed by voters · 81%
levies approved at the ballot, in any year
$82M never on a ballot · 19%
inside millage, levied without a vote
Of the $258M to schools, $205M was voted and $53M is unvoted inside millage.
Where these school districts’ money comes from: 46% local taxes, mostly this property tax · 36% the state, from income, sales and cigarette taxes and the lottery · 18% 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 Butler County
31% of the homes their owners live in, in Butler County, belong to someone 65 or older — about 32,000 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 Butler County is under Unpaid & foreclosures →
The school districts in Butler 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakota Local 40% of the homes here | $828 | 117th of 607 | $14,229 |
| Fairfield City 17% of the homes here | $750 | 355th of 607 | $14,121 |
| Hamilton City 10% of the homes here | $831 | 518th of 607 | $15,781 |
| Talawanda City 8% of the homes here | $667 | 298th of 607 | $15,375 |
| Middletown City 7% of the homes here | $1,210 | 582nd of 607 | $16,368 |
| Ross Local 6% of the homes here | $660 | 84th of 607 | $15,094 |
| Edgewood City 5% of the homes here | $795 | 442nd of 607 | $14,742 |
| Monroe Local 3% of the homes here | $1,048 | 172nd of 607 | $13,956 |
| Madison Local 3% of the homes here | $839 | 283rd of 607 | $14,828 |
| New Miami Local 1% of the homes here | $542 | 570th of 607 | $21,799 |
| Princeton City 1% of the homes here · based in Hamilton County | $1,152 | 493rd of 607 | $18,690 |
| Southwest Local <1% of the homes here · based in Hamilton County | $622 | 194th of 607 | $14,323 |
| Mason City <1% of the homes here · based in Warren County | $960 | 39th of 607 | $15,716 |
| Northwest Local <1% of the homes here · based in Hamilton County | $921 | 521st of 607 | $14,989 |
| Preble Shawnee Local <1% of the homes here · based in Preble County | $520 | 489th of 607 | $18,684 |
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 Butler County
Each has its own page: what a home there pays, who charges it, its levies and ballot, and its schools.
Cities and villages
Fairfield · Hamilton · Jacksonburg · Middletown · Millville · Monroe · New Miami · Oxford · Seven Mile · Trenton
Townships
Fairfield · Hanover · Lemon · Liberty · Madison · Milford · Morgan · Oxford · Reily · Ross · St. Clair · Wayne · West Chester
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: Montgomery · Warren · Hamilton · Preble
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.