Dayton taxes going down while rural areas rising: See how your area compares

Middletown, Ohio is one of many areas hit with a large property tax increase. The state legislature has formed a new committee to reform property taxation in the biennial budget in the face of property values that are soaring 40% or more in some places. FILE

Credit: Nick Graham

Credit: Nick Graham

Middletown, Ohio is one of many areas hit with a large property tax increase. The state legislature has formed a new committee to reform property taxation in the biennial budget in the face of property values that are soaring 40% or more in some places. FILE
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July 8, 2024
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A recent Dayton Daily News analysis compared property value and property tax changes in tax bills going out to property owners this year in Butler, Greene and Montgomery counties.

These three counties saw property value reappraisals last year that included historic increases in values amid a red-hot housing market.

Property value increases don’t automatically equal tax increases. Here is an explainer on how property values impact property taxes. Larger drivers of tax increases or decreases are voted levies. Here is an recent story on the debate over changing Ohio’s property tax system.

So how do value and tax changes where you live compare to other jurisdictions?

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Josh Sweigart is an investigative reporter at the Dayton Daily News. His stories have focused on government waste, fraud, abuse and accountability in southwest Ohio, as well as the statehouse and U.S. Capitol.