Ohio · County property tax · ACS 2024
Butler County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Butler County pays $3,141 a year, an effective rate of 1.22%, far above the U.S. average.
- $3,141
- Median tax / yr · High bill
- 1.22%
- Effective rate · High rate
- +58%
- vs U.S. average
- #23 of 88
- rank in OH
The verdict
Homeowners in Butler County pay a median $3,141 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.22%, more affordable than 22% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $3,141
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.22%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2433 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +58%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($258,500). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Tax affordability score · Butler County, OH
23/100
5 ACS dimensions · release 2024
Comparative score against U.S. county percentiles on Census ACS medians (effective rate, bill, income share, mortgage gap, home-value/income). Higher means more affordable on those published medians, not a recommendation to buy, sell, appeal, or move, and not your personal tax bill. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.
Median home value relative to Butler County's median income
Mortgaged vs free-and-clear median bill gap in Butler County
Butler County's effective rate vs U.S. county percentiles (ACS 2024)
Median tax as a share of Butler County's median household income
Butler County's median annual property-tax bill vs U.S. counties
Butler County affordability profile (scored ACS dimensions)
Read the chart values
- Housing pressure: 42/100 (D) · 3.17×
- Mortgage premium: 31/100 (F) · +$491
- Rate relief: 23/100 (F) · 1.22%
- Income room: 18/100 (F) · 3.8%
- Bill size: 16/100 (F) · $3,141/yr
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Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Ohio. Population: 392,876. Owner-occupied homes: 102,675.
The median annual property tax in Butler County is $3,141, which is 11% higher than the Ohio state average and 58% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.22% on a median home value of $258,500. Property taxes represent 3.8% of the median household income in this county.
What This Data Tells Us About Butler County
Primary signal
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Butler County pay a median annual property tax of $3,141, far above the national median and notably higher than the Ohio state median. On a $258,500 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.22% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 2
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Butler County's 1.22% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 22%).
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of Ohio counties by effective rate
Butler County ranks #23 of 88 counties in Ohio by effective rate (74% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Butler County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.8% of the $81,590 median household income.
This page is for informational purposes only and is not tax, legal, or financial advice. Figures describe the median homeowner household in Butler County as reported to the Census Bureau, your own bill can differ based on your parcel's assessed value, exemptions, special districts, and municipal overlays. Always consult your county assessor, tax collector, or a qualified professional before making decisions that depend on these numbers.
A falling rate took the edge off
Butler County's effective rate fell 17.4% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 43.5%, leaving the median bill 18.4% higher at $3,141. That rate move is larger than the one in 74% of counties, so a good deal of the market's rise never reached the bill.
Effective rate is the published median bill divided by the published median home value, so the two multiply back to the bill exactly; the rate's movement here is derived from those two figures rather than read from the rounded published rate. Both are ACS 5-year survey estimates for the median owner-occupied household, compared across non-overlapping releases. They describe what the Census published, not a local policy, assessment, or exemption change.
How to read this county's bill
Bills rose across 2020-2024, from $2,652 to $3,141, a gain of 18%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 52,280 of 102,675 owner-occupied homes (50.9%) report annual real-estate taxes above $3,000. That band has no upper edge in the source, so the county median understates the burden carried by the plurality rather than describing it.
Both figures are in the national top quarter, and the median bill still equals only 3.8% of median household income. A high rate on high earnings produces a large dollar figure, and only the dollar figure tends to get quoted; the ratio above is the other half.
The share above is the median annual bill divided by median household income, a ratio of two county-level medians rather than a household-by-household figure.
What Butler County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Butler County homeowners, 52,280 of 102,675 owner-occupied homes (50.9%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 5.3% (5,419)
- $800 to $1,499 11.0% (11,248)
- $1,500 to $1,999 10.1% (10,415)
- $2,000 to $2,999 19.4% (19,916)
- $3,000 or more 50.9% (52,280)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
3,397 homes here (3.3%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Ohio handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Butler County, mortgaged homeowners pay 17% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
How Butler County compares
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Butler County's effective rate is higher than 74% of the 88 counties in Ohio - ranking #23 of 88 for property tax burden.
Where Butler County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.22% more affordable than 22% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Butler County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Butler County | Ohio Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax High bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate High rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Heavy income burden | 3.8% | - | - |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Tax-burden differences across rows reflect millage decisions, assessment-ratio practices, and the residential-vs-commercial mix of each tax base.
Think your Butler County property tax bill is too high?
On Butler County's published figures, a $258,500 median home carries a $3,141 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $314 a year at the same rate. Whether an appeal is worth filing depends on your own parcel. Use our free Appeal Savings Estimator to run your own numbers, then read our step-by-step appeal guide for the procedure in Ohio.
Property Tax History
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,141 +4.4% | 1.22% |
| 2023 | $3,010 +3.2% | 1.24% |
| 2022 | $2,918 +6.4% | 1.30% |
| 2021 | $2,743 +3.4% | 1.44% |
| 2020 | $2,652 | 1.47% |
Each row is a separate ACS 5-year release, and consecutive releases share four of their five survey years. The percentage beside each bill is therefore movement in the published estimate against the previous release, not a single year's tax change. The two releases largely describe the same households. For change over time, compare releases that do not overlap.
Tax Burden
Tax Affordability Score
An effective rate well above the national average of 0.92% puts Butler County in the "Moderate" band for property tax burden.
How this score is calculated: a 1-10 scale derived mechanically from the ratio of this county's effective rate to the national average effective rate (0.92%) - a ratio at or below 0.5× scores 10, a ratio at or above 2.0× scores 1, with a linear scale between. It is a factual comparison of Census figures only, not a recommendation, quality rating, or endorsement of Butler County or any other county.
Counties with similar tax profiles
On effective rate, Butler County sits nearest Cape May County (NJ), Baraga County (MI), Douglas County (KS).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Shelby County (IA), Amelia County (VA), Monroe County (AR).
How peers are chosen
These are the nearest cross-state matches in the published Census data, not neighboring counties or recommendations. Peers are rebuilt with each data release; see the calculation method.
Similar effective rates
Similar published median-tax changes, 2020–2024
What tax filers report in Butler County
Of the 181,830 federal returns filed from Butler County in 2022, 8,190 (4.5% of filers) itemised and reported real estate taxes on Schedule A, averaging $5,354 each. The largest group was filers with adjusted gross income of $100-200k, who accounted for 38% of the county's reporting returns.
Two things this does not say. The amount is what filers reported, recorded before the $10,000 cap on combined state and local tax deductions applies, so it is not the amount deducted. And the share is of everyone who files a return, not of homeowners: most filers now take the standard deduction, so a minority itemise at all. Source: IRS Statistics of Income county data, tax year 2022.
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What to do with Butler County's numbers
- Butler County's $3,141 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
- Butler County ranks #23 of 88 Ohio counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state board. Ohio overview →
- If Butler County's assessment looks high versus the $258,500 typical home, check Ohio's filing window and evidence rules before the notice deadline passes. How to appeal →
Effective-rate definition
Effective rate is the county median tax divided by the county median home value ($258,500); your parcel's assessed value, exemptions, and local levies determine your actual bill. U.S. Census Bureau ACS · 2024.
Data vintage and method
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Property tax data reflects median amounts paid by homeowners. Effective rates are calculated as median tax divided by median home value.
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Editorial standards and provenance
PlainPropertyTax is rendered directly from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on the Census ACS county-level record for Butler County. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-09.