$40M a year, billed to homes and farms
$34.89 per $1,000 of taxable value — 1.22% of appraised value · 60th highest rate of 88
58% to schools · taxable value $1.26B, +37% in three years
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Preble County
Where Preble County’s $40M goes
- Schools $23M
- County services $7M
- Fire, police, roads & local services $6M
- Career-technical schools $3M
- Libraries $773K
How it was approved
$31M passed by voters · 77%
levies approved at the ballot, in any year
$9M never on a ballot · 23%
inside millage, levied without a vote
Of the $23M to schools, $19M was voted and $4M is unvoted inside millage.
Where these school districts’ money comes from: 45% local taxes, mostly this property tax · 43% the state, from income, sales and cigarette taxes and the lottery · 12% 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 Preble County
34% of the homes their owners live in, in Preble County, belong to someone 65 or older — about 4,600 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 Preble County is under Unpaid & foreclosures →
The school districts in Preble 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eaton Community City 34% of the homes here | $668 | 290th of 607 | $16,510 |
| Preble Shawnee Local 20% of the homes here | $544 | 489th of 607 | $18,684 |
| National Trail Local 17% of the homes here | $573 | 363rd of 607 | $20,208 |
| Twin Valley Community Local 14% of the homes here | $623 | 441st of 607 | $18,837 |
| Tri-County North Local 13% of the homes here | $791 | 393rd of 607 | $20,054 |
| Talawanda City 1% of the homes here · based in Butler County | $691 | 298th of 607 | $15,375 |
| Brookville Local <1% of the homes here · based in Montgomery County | $823 | 148th of 607 | $12,385 |
| Edgewood City <1% of the homes here · based in Butler County | $837 | 442nd of 607 | $14,742 |
| Valley View Local <1% of the homes here · based in Montgomery County | $784 | 281st of 607 | $16,714 |
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 Preble County
Each has its own page: what a home there pays, who charges it, its levies and ballot, and its schools.
Cities and villages
Camden · College Corner · Eaton · Eldorado · Gratis · Lewisburg · New Paris · Verona · West Alexandria · West Elkton · West Manchester
Townships
Dixon · Gasper · Gratis · Harrison · Israel · Jackson · Jefferson · Lanier · Monroe · Somers · Twin · 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: Montgomery · Butler · Darke
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.