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 Tax Comparison chart for Butler County School Districts.
During the 2008 Issue 16 campaign, Citizens for Talawanda Schools put out campaign material showing Talawanda as having the lowest actual tax rate in Butler
County at 23.15 mills.  
You may review their material by clicking here.  In a word, this is a lie.

According to the Butler County Treasurer, our actual 2007 property tax rate for Talawanda School District is 51.45.  
You may verify this by clicking here.
In 2008, even prior to the passage of the high school levy, that rate had climbed to 56.12.  You may verify that by clicking here.   
The rates for 2009 will be available after January 1, 2010 and they will be posted here as soon as they are available.

 The obvious point of CFTS campaign material was to make it appear that you have the lowest school taxes in Butler County in 2007, and that is also untrue.  
The comparison chart below will prove that you have some of the highest rates, and
if your total taxable family income in 2007 was more
than $96,500, YOU HAD THE HIGHEST PROPERTY TAXES IN BUTLER COUNTY!

Below is a comparison of the 2007 and 2008 TOTAL taxes due on a single family home of approximately $150,000 assessed value PLUS the income tax due
the school district.   There are 10 school districts in Butler County and only 4 have a school income tax  (Madison .5%, Ross .75% and New Miami and
Talawanda at 1%). Values and taxes were obtained from the Butler County Auditor
 and the Ohio Department of Taxation.  Individual parcel ID's available upon
request.  **No single family property approximating $150,000 in value could be located
in the New Miami district and the $123,000 property value used was
multiplied by 1.22 to bring it up to a fair comparison value.
2008 Comparison

Total Taxes @ $25k income      Prop. & SD tax        Rank
Middletown                                 $ 4030.30                      1
Lakota                                           3627.58                       2
Hamilton                                        3332.74                       3
Talawanda                                   2965.86                       4
Monroe                                        2867.76                       5
Fairfield                                        2363.14                       6
Ross                                             2109.16                       7
New Miami                                  1971.44                       8
Edgewood                                    1966.7                         9
Madison                                         914.78                      10


Total Taxes at $50k                Prop. & SD tax        Rank
Middletown                                 $ 4030.30                1
Lakota                                           3627.58                2
Hamilton                                        3332.74                3
Talawanda                                    3215.86                4
Monroe                                         2867.76                5
Fairfield                                         2363.14                6
Ross                                              2296.66                7
New Miami                                    2221.44                8
Edgewood                                      1966.7                  9
Madison                                         1039.78              10

Total Taxes at $75k                Prop. & SD tax        Rank
Middletown                                 $ 4030.30                1
Lakota                                           3627.58                2
Talawanda                                    3465.86                3
Hamilton                                         3332.74                4
Monroe                                          2867.76                5
Ross                                               2484.16                6
New Miami                                     2471.44                7
Fairfield                                          2363.14                8
Edgewood                                      1966.7                  9
Madison                                         1164.78                10

Total Taxes at $100k                Prop. & SD tax        Rank
Middletown                                 $ 4030.3                        1
Talawanda                                    3715.86                      2
Lakota                                          3627.58                        3
New Miami                                   2721.44                        4
Hamilton                                       3332.74                        5
Ross                                             2671.66                        6
Monroe                                        2867.76                        7
Fairfield                                        2363.14                        8
Edgewood                                   1966.70                        9
Madison                                      1289.78                        10
2007 Comparison

Total Taxes @ $25k income      Prop. & SD tax                  Rank
Middletown                               $ 3240.78                                1
Lakota                                       $ 3275.44                                2
Hamilton                                    $ 3263.30                                3
Talawanda                                 $ 2563.72                                4
Monroe                                     $ 2794.98                                5
Fairfield                                     $ 2421.38                                6
Ross                                          $ 1937.12                                7
Madison                                     $  880.02                                8
New Miami               no data available         
Edgewood                no data available         

Total Taxes at $50k              Prop. & SD tax                        Rank
Lakota                                        $3275.44                                1
Hamilton                                       3263.30                                2
Middletown                                  3240.78                                3
Talawanda                                    2813.84                                4
Monroe                                        2794.98                                5
Fairfield                                        2421.38                                6
Ross                                             2124.62                                7
Madison                                       1005.02                                8
New Miami        no data available         
Edgewood                no data available
        


Total Taxes at $75k      Prop. & SD tax                  Rank                        
Lakota                               $ 3275.44                          1
Middletown                          3240.78                           2
Talawanda                            3063.72                           3
Hamilton                               3263.30                           4
Monroe                                2794.98                           5
Fairfield                                2421.38                           6
Ross                                     2312.12                           7
Madison                                  755.02                          8
New Miami                no data available          
Edgewood                no data available     
    

Total Taxes at $100k      Prop. & SD tax                  Rank                        
Talawanda                        $ 3313.72                                1
Lakota                                3275.44                                 2
Hamilton                             3263.30                                 3
Middletown                        3240.78                                 4
Monroe                              2794.98                                 5
Fairfield                              2421.38                                 6
Ross                                   1749.62                                 7
Madison                               755.02                                 8
Edgewood                no data available          
New Miami        no data available