Butler County Today

Property owners in Butler County paid 1.3% of the value of their homes in property taxes in the third quarter of 2023, which is more than 1.1 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 third quarter of 2023 was $230,000, based on data from the 1,172 properties sold during that time. In 2023, the median tax bill for the county was $2,910, which is 1.3% of the median value of the homes that were taxed.

This is 1.1 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 and Middletown 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 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 third quarter of 2023.

City	Q3 2023 Sales	Q3 2023 Median Price	Median tax 2023	Effective tax rate
Lemon Township	3	$42,000	$1,533	3.7%
Middletown	184	$149,950	$2,037	1.4%
Ross	22	$254,500	$3,369	1.3%
Wayne	9	$225,000	$2,989	1.3%
West Chester	197	$360,000	$4,725	1.3%
St. Clair	19	$162,000	$1,983	1.2%
Monroe	28	$285,000	$3,363	1.2%
Trenton	32	$220,500	$2,553	1.2%
Fairfield Township	69	$315,000	$3,674	1.2%
Fairfield	127	$230,000	$2,547	1.1%
Hanover Township	37	$221,000	$2,424	1.1%
Liberty Township	102	$444,950	$5,012	1.1%
Oxford	40	$252,000	$2,803	1.1%
Hamilton	239	$145,000	$1,640	1.1%
Madison Township	26	$250,000	$2,563	1%
Milford	7	$245,000	$2,478	1%
Reily	7	$249,500	$2,604	1%
Millville	2	$207,450	$1,889	0.9%
Morgan	10	$400,000	$3,157	0.8%
New Miami	6	$151,100	$1,111	0.7%