$51M a year, billed to homes and farms
$33.65 per $1,000 of taxable value — 1.18% of appraised value · 70th highest rate of 88
62% to schools · taxable value $1.74B, +36% in three years
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Darke County
Where Darke County’s $51M goes
- Schools $32M
- Fire, police, roads & local services $9M
- County services $6M
- Career-technical schools $3M
- Parks $1M
- Libraries $469K
- Other services $386K
How it was approved
$38M passed by voters · 75%
levies approved at the ballot, in any year
$13M never on a ballot · 25%
inside millage, levied without a vote
Of the $32M to schools, $26M was voted and $6M is unvoted inside millage.
Where these school districts’ money comes from: 39% local taxes, mostly this property tax · 46% the state, from income, sales and cigarette taxes and the lottery · 15% 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 Darke County
36% of the homes their owners live in, in Darke County, belong to someone 65 or older — about 5,500 homes, give or take 2 points.
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 Darke County is under Unpaid & foreclosures →
The school districts in Darke 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville City 34% of the homes here | $736 | 446th of 607 | $15,624 |
| Versailles Exempted Village 16% of the homes here | $637 | 6th of 607 | $15,165 |
| Arcanum-Butler Local 12% of the homes here | $673 | 108th of 607 | $13,860 |
| Tri-Village Local 9% of the homes here | $577 | 131st of 607 | $15,008 |
| Franklin Monroe Local 8% of the homes here | $676 | 174th of 607 | $17,240 |
| Mississinawa Valley Local 8% of the homes here | $648 | 252nd of 607 | $24,463 |
| Ansonia Local 7% of the homes here | $627 | 120th of 607 | $17,327 |
| Bradford Exempted Village 2% of the homes here · based in Miami County | $573 | 504th of 607 | $17,206 |
| Marion Local 1% of the homes here · based in Mercer County | $873 | 2nd of 607 | $11,941 |
| Fort Recovery Local 1% of the homes here · based in Mercer County | $587 | 34th of 607 | $13,755 |
| St Henry Consolidated Local 1% of the homes here · based in Mercer County | $703 | 19th of 607 | $12,113 |
| Minster Local <1% of the homes here · based in Auglaize County | $662 | 8th of 607 | $13,197 |
| Tri-County North Local <1% of the homes here · based in Preble County | $776 | 393rd of 607 | $20,054 |
| Russia Local <1% of the homes here · based in Shelby County | $790 | 15th of 607 | $15,349 |
| National Trail Local <1% of the homes here · based in Preble County | $527 | 363rd of 607 | $20,208 |
| Northmont City <1% of the homes here · based in Montgomery County | $1,233 | 238th of 607 | $16,125 |
| Fort Loramie Local <1% of the homes here · based in Shelby County | $692 | 7th of 607 | $16,572 |
| Newton Local <1% of the homes here · based in Miami County | $552 | 80th of 607 | $15,524 |
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 Darke County
Each has its own page: what a home there pays, who charges it, its levies and ballot, and its schools.
Cities and villages
Ansonia · Arcanum · Castine · Gettysburg · Gordon · Greenville · Hollansburg · New Madison · New Weston · North Star · Osgood · Palestine · Pitsburg · Rossburg · Union City · Versailles · Wayne Lakes · Yorkshire
Townships
Adams · Allen · Brown · Butler · Franklin · Greenville · Harrison · Jackson · Liberty · Mississinawa · Monroe · Neave · Patterson · Richland · Twin · Van Buren · Wabash · Washington · Wayne · York
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: Mercer · Shelby · Miami · Montgomery · 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.