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Dayton
Dayton is in Montgomery County, with part of it in Greene County. A home its owner lives in here pays about $1,992 a year for every $100,000 of the county’s value on it, on the 2025 rates, and its homes are in 5 school districts, most of them in Dayton City.
What a home in Dayton pays
$1,992 a year for every $100,000 of a home’s value, tax year 2025
A home the county values at $200,000 pays about $3,984 a year; at $300,000, about $5,976. That is the whole property tax bill on a home its owner lives in, after House Bill 920’s reduction and the state’s rollback credits, before the homestead exemption.
Across Montgomery County, the same home pays $2,170 on average, so a home in Dayton pays 8% less. The average weights each taxing district by its homes’ value.
| Who | Mills on a home | Share of the rate |
|---|---|---|
| Schools | 31.27 | 55% |
| The county | 9.44 | 17% |
| Dayton | 8.75 | 15% |
| The library | 2.79 | 5% |
| Parks | 2.30 | 4% |
| The community college | 2.35 | 4% |
| All | 56.91 | 100% |
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Shares of the 56.91 mills a home here is charged, in the taxing district holding most of Dayton’s homes; a street on another bill can pay a little more or less. A home’s value is the county’s value for it, not a sale price. Check your own bill.
Homeowners 65 and over in Dayton
34% of the homes their owners live in, in Dayton, belong to someone 65 or older — about 9,600 homes, give or take 2 points.
Montgomery County: 35% · 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.
2Home values
What homes are worth against what they are taxed on
What homes in Dayton are worth
$137,939 Zillow’s typical home value, +1.0% in a year
What a home is taxed on is the county’s value for it, which moves when the county resets values, not every month: Montgomery County’s home values set the two side by side. Home prices and rents in Dayton →
3Levies & the ballot
Every levy collected here, and what is on the ballot
Dayton’s own levies
On the same bill, what Dayton charges a home here, after the state’s reduction and credits.
| First approved | Purpose | Mills on a home |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 or earlier | Charter/Current Expense | 4.375 |
| 1976 or earlier | Charter/Bond | 4.025 |
| Never | Bond repayment Inside millage: no vote was ever taken on it | 0.175 |
| Never | Bond repayment Inside millage: no vote was ever taken on it | 0.175 |
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The schools’, the county’s and the library’s levies are on the same bill: Dayton City’s levies, every levy in Montgomery County. A year of 1976 means that year or earlier: the state files every levy voted before House Bill 920 took effect under 1976.
Dayton on the November 3, 2026 ballot
Every tax issue asked by a body that taxes homes in Dayton: 4 on this ballot.
A township on its bills
- Jefferson Township: New property tax, 3 mills · General operating · part of Dayton only
Its school districts
- Dayton City: New property tax, 7 mills · Schools · part of Dayton only
- Northridge Local: New property tax, 2.2 mills · School buildings · part of Dayton only
Its counties and their boards
- Greene County: Renewal property tax, 0.25 mills · Roads · part of Dayton only
Matched from who levies on Dayton’s tax bills, in the state’s levy file, to who asks on the Secretary of State’s list. Which issues reach a particular home depends on its own bill. Every tax issue on the ballot in Montgomery County →
4Schools
Scores, spending and budgets
Dayton’s school districts
Its homes are in 5 school districts, most of its home value first. Which one a home is in is printed on its tax bill.
Dayton City 81% of Dayton’s home value
Its school levies cost a home about $1,095 a year for every $100,000. Its pupils’ test scores rank 605th of Ohio’s 607 districts, and the state rates their Progress 2 of 5. In 2024-25 it spent $22,858 per student to run its schools.
Huber Heights City 9% of Dayton’s home value
Its school levies cost a home about $1,047 a year for every $100,000. Its pupils’ test scores rank 540th of Ohio’s 607 districts, and the state rates their Progress 4 of 5. In 2024-25 it spent $15,706 per student to run its schools.
Mad River Local 3% of Dayton’s home value
Its school levies cost a home about $1,000 a year for every $100,000. Its pupils’ test scores rank 474th of Ohio’s 607 districts, and the state rates their Progress 2 of 5. In 2024-25 it spent $16,031 per student to run its schools.
Fairborn City 3% of Dayton’s home value
Its school levies cost a home about $895 a year for every $100,000. Its pupils’ test scores rank 449th of Ohio’s 607 districts, and the state rates their Progress 4 of 5. In 2024-25 it spent $16,009 per student to run its schools.
Northridge Local 2% of Dayton’s home value
Its school levies cost a home about $1,191 a year for every $100,000. Its pupils’ test scores rank 599th of Ohio’s 607 districts, and the state rates their Progress 2 of 5. In 2024-25 it spent $21,646 per student to run its schools.
The state’s own figures: the Department of Taxation’s certified tax rates, the School Report Card and the District Profile Report. Test scores follow family income closely; Progress follows it much less.
5Unpaid & foreclosures
What goes unpaid, and cases filed in court
Unpaid property tax and foreclosure cases are counted by county: Montgomery County’s unpaid tax and foreclosures →
6Reappraisals
When values reset next
Values are reset county by county, every three years: when Montgomery County resets values next →
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.