The median sales price of a Butler County home in the first quarter of 2022 was $183,000, based on data from the 1,119 properties sold during that time. In 2018 the median tax bill for the county was $2,353, which is 1.3% of the median value of the homes that were taxed.
This is 1.2 times higher than the average effective property tax rate of 1.11% in the U.S. in 2023.
The analysis of Butler County real estate data showed homeowners in Lemon Township paid the highest tax rate of 1.6%.
The following table compares Lemon Township with some other cities belonging to Butler County by their median effective property tax rate, calculated using sales and property tax data from the first quarter of 2022.
| City | Q1 2022 Sales | Q1 2022 Median Price | Median tax 2022 | Effective tax rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lemon Township | 1 | $82,900 | $1,306 | 1.6% |
| Liberty Township | 86 | $355,250 | $5,027 | 1.4% |
| Ross | 22 | $223,500 | $3,166 | 1.4% |
| West Chester | 186 | $307,500 | $4,161 | 1.4% |
| Fairfield | 150 | $195,950 | $2,470 | 1.3% |
| Hanover Township | 22 | $175,500 | $2,252 | 1.3% |
| Milford | 6 | $192,500 | $2,341 | 1.2% |
| Wayne | 7 | $229,900 | $2,752 | 1.2% |
| Monroe | 31 | $250,000 | $3,101 | 1.2% |
| Trenton | 44 | $203,000 | $2,378 | 1.2% |
| Fairfield Township | 65 | $291,000 | $3,569 | 1.2% |
| Oxford | 27 | $245,000 | $2,625 | 1.1% |
| St. Clair | 8 | $148,500 | $1,655 | 1.1% |
| Hamilton | 216 | $120,000 | $1,322 | 1.1% |
| Middletown | 193 | $125,000 | $1,415 | 1.1% |
| Seven Mile | 1 | $162,500 | $1,702 | 1% |
| Madison Township | 16 | $246,000 | $2,279 | 0.9% |
| Morgan | 11 | $345,000 | $2,976 | 0.9% |
| New Miami | 9 | $108,000 | $1,011 | 0.9% |
| Millville | 2 | $189,250 | $1,608 | 0.8% |
| Reily | 4 | $425,750 | $2,317 | 0.5% |
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