Property Tax & Income in Greene County, Ohio
Greene County has an effective property tax rate of 1.61%. On the median home value of $252,200, that's roughly $4,071 per year. Median household income is $87,309.
What you'll pay, at a glance
Property taxes are the largest local tax most homeowners pay. The effective rate measures the real tax bill as a share of home value — a more useful number than the nominal “mill rate,” because assessment practices vary county to county.
| Metric | Greene County | Ohio (state context) |
|---|---|---|
| Effective property tax rate1 | 1.61% | 1.05% |
| Median home value1 | $252,200 | — |
| State income tax3 | top rate 2.75% | top rate 2.75% |
| State sales tax3 | 7.29% combined | 7.29% combined |
How this is calculated
The effective property tax rate is the median real-estate tax bill divided by the median home value — both for owner-occupied homes, from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS 5-year estimates)1. Median income is also from the ACS1. Federal and state income-tax figures use IRS2 and Tax Foundation3 data.
About Greene County, OH
In Greene County, Ohio, the median home value sits at $252,200, and the annual property tax bill on such a home comes to about $4,071. That reflects an effective rate of 1.614%, which is higher than Ohio's statewide median of 1.051% and well above the national figure of 0.794%. Among the state's 88 counties, Greene County ranks fifth for property tax rate, so buyers here should expect to pay more than in most of Ohio. The county's median household income of $87,309 helps offset that cost, and per-capita income reaches $45,142. Dayton, the largest city in the county, anchors the area. Whether the tax load feels affordable depends on how a buyer weighs higher rates against local incomes and home prices.