Butler County Today

Property owners in Butler County paid 1.4% of the value of their homes in property taxes in the second quarter of 2023, which is more than 1.2 times the national average, according to the real estate analysis posted by Butler County Today.

The median sales price of a Butler County home in the second quarter of 2023 was $215,000, based on data from the 1,111 properties sold during that time. In 2023, the median tax bill for the county was $2,910, which is 1.4% 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 Wayne and St. Clair paid the highest rates.

The above article calculates the effective property tax rate for 2023 using estimated inflation values and 2021 tax data provided by the county. In some cases, the actual effective property tax rate may vary slightly.

The following table compares Wayne with some other cities belonging to Butler County by their median effective property tax rate, calculated using sales and property tax data from the second quarter of 2023.

City	Q2 2023 Sales	Q2 2023 Median Price	Median tax 2023	Effective tax rate
Wayne	7	$130,500	$2,989	2.3%
St. Clair	12	$91,745	$1,983	2.2%
Madison Township	19	$175,000	$2,563	1.5%
Middletown	193	$140,000	$2,037	1.5%
West Chester	172	$349,950	$4,725	1.4%
Milford	5	$195,000	$2,478	1.3%
Ross	14	$263,350	$3,369	1.3%
Liberty Township	87	$410,000	$5,012	1.2%
Monroe	16	$279,950	$3,363	1.2%
Trenton	32	$220,750	$2,553	1.2%
Fairfield	128	$229,000	$2,547	1.1%
Hanover Township	26	$225,000	$2,424	1.1%
Lemon Township	6	$143,250	$1,533	1.1%
Morgan	11	$286,200	$3,157	1.1%
Hamilton	237	$148,000	$1,640	1.1%
Fairfield Township	75	$333,000	$3,674	1.1%
Seven Mile	4	$187,500	$1,832	1%
Oxford	52	$300,500	$2,803	0.9%
New Miami	3	$125,000	$1,111	0.9%
Millville	3	$244,000	$1,889	0.8%
Reily	2	$465,500	$2,604	0.6%