Butler County Today

Property owners in Butler County paid 1.4% of the value of their homes in property taxes in the fourth 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 fourth quarter of 2023 was $214,000, based on data from the 1,001 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 St. Clair paid the highest tax rate of 1.5%.

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 St. Clair with some other cities belonging to Butler County by their median effective property tax rate, calculated using sales and property tax data from the fourth quarter of 2023.

City	Q4 2023 Sales	Q4 2023 Median Price	Median tax 2023	Effective tax rate
St. Clair	12	$128,616	$1,983	1.5%
West Chester	158	$345,450	$4,725	1.4%
Middletown	179	$149,200	$2,037	1.4%
New Miami	5	$80,000	$1,111	1.4%
Liberty Township	73	$395,000	$5,012	1.3%
Fairfield	112	$211,025	$2,547	1.2%
Wayne	3	$255,000	$2,989	1.2%
Monroe	25	$285,000	$3,363	1.2%
Fairfield Township	58	$310,450	$3,674	1.2%
Lemon Township	2	$140,000	$1,533	1.1%
Madison Township	20	$239,500	$2,563	1.1%
Morgan	14	$293,000	$3,157	1.1%
Hamilton	233	$150,000	$1,640	1.1%
Trenton	21	$223,000	$2,553	1.1%
Hanover Township	21	$250,000	$2,424	1%
Ross	16	$330,000	$3,369	1%
Oxford	27	$319,000	$2,803	0.9%
Reily	4	$287,500	$2,604	0.9%
Millville	2	$212,500	$1,889	0.9%
Seven Mile	3	$204,900	$1,832	0.9%
Milford	4	$297,000	$2,478	0.8%