Property owners in Butler County are still reeling from the last property value reboot, and the county auditor is warning many will see additional tax hikes as homeowners across the county and state look for relief.
The county is undergoing another mandated reappraisal — the last time values shot up an average of 37% — and Butler County Auditor Nancy Nix said early indications are values could increase 13% to 25%, as of January 2026, to be paid the following year.
Some of the things to be aware of:
- Properties are reappraised every six years, and values are updated every third year
- The auditor’s office is in the process of the sexennial reappraisal, when all 160,345 parcels are revalued
- Value increases don’t necessarily translate to equivalent tax hikes, and the 20-mill floor is the key culprit in the knotty property tax crisis
Nix said taxpayers in the Fairfield and Lakota schools would see an increase of 2 to 10%, while those in the other eight school districts would see an increase of 10 to 20% on their property tax bills…