$1.21B a year, billed to homes and farms
$56.63 per $1,000 of taxable value — 1.98% of appraised value · 4th highest rate of 88
56% to schools · taxable value $27.45B, +30% in three years
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Hamilton County
Where Hamilton County’s $1.21B goes
- Schools $676M
- Fire, police, roads & local services $219M
- County services $211M
- Libraries $37M
- Parks $36M
- Career-technical schools $27M
How it was approved
$1.03B passed by voters · 85%
levies approved at the ballot, in any year
$180M never on a ballot · 15%
inside millage, levied without a vote
Of the $676M to schools, $583M was voted and $92M is unvoted inside millage.
Where these school districts’ money comes from: 53% local taxes, mostly this property tax · 26% the state, from income, sales and cigarette taxes and the lottery · 21% 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 Hamilton County
31% of the homes their owners live in, in Hamilton County, belong to someone 65 or older — about 66,000 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 Hamilton County is under Unpaid & foreclosures →
The school districts in Hamilton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Public Schools 29% of the homes here | $1,217 | 565th of 607 | $21,511 |
| Northwest Local 9% of the homes here | $975 | 521st of 607 | $14,989 |
| Forest Hills Local 8% of the homes here | $1,159 | 45th of 607 | $15,849 |
| Sycamore Community City 8% of the homes here | $913 | 33rd of 607 | $18,635 |
| Indian Hill Exempted Village 8% of the homes here | $735 | 24th of 607 | $22,140 |
| Oak Hills Local 7% of the homes here | $843 | 157th of 607 | $14,781 |
| Princeton City 4% of the homes here | $1,152 | 493rd of 607 | $18,690 |
| Southwest Local 3% of the homes here | $682 | 194th of 607 | $14,323 |
| Winton Woods City 3% of the homes here | $1,188 | 589th of 607 | $17,048 |
| Loveland City 3% of the homes here | $1,090 | 48th of 607 | $16,444 |
| Madeira City 2% of the homes here | $1,320 | 9th of 607 | $16,543 |
| Mariemont City 2% of the homes here | $1,746 | 4th of 607 | $19,326 |
| Mt Healthy City 2% of the homes here | $867 | 604th of 607 | $18,513 |
| Wyoming City 2% of the homes here | $1,316 | 14th of 607 | $16,993 |
| Three Rivers Local 2% of the homes here | $813 | 240th of 607 | $15,350 |
| Norwood City 2% of the homes here | $1,032 | 487th of 607 | $20,331 |
| Deer Park Community City 1% of the homes here | $1,497 | 383rd of 607 | $20,295 |
| Finneytown Local 1% of the homes here | $1,276 | 584th of 607 | $18,122 |
| Reading Community City 1% of the homes here | $1,239 | 508th of 607 | $15,048 |
| North College Hill City 1% of the homes here | $791 | 606th of 607 | $18,061 |
| St Bernard-Elmwood Place City <1% of the homes here | $1,335 | 529th of 607 | $20,185 |
| Lockland Local <1% of the homes here | $1,118 | 595th of 607 | $23,388 |
| Milford Exempted Village <1% of the homes here · based in Clermont County | $898 | 97th of 607 | $15,791 |
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 Hamilton County
Each has its own page: what a home there pays, who charges it, its levies and ballot, and its schools.
Cities and villages
Addyston · Amberley · Arlington Heights · Blue Ash · Cheviot · Cincinnati · Cleves · Deer Park · Elmwood Place · Fairfax · Forest Park · Glendale · Golf Manor · Greenhills · Harrison · Indian Hill · Lincoln Heights · Lockland · Loveland · Madeira · Mariemont · Montgomery · Mount Healthy · Newtown · North Bend · North College Hill · Norwood · Reading · Silverton · Springdale · St. Bernard · Terrace Park · Woodlawn · Wyoming
Townships
Anderson · Colerain · Columbia · Crosby · Delhi · Green · Harrison · Miami · Springfield · Sycamore · Symmes · Whitewater
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: Warren · Clermont · Butler
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.