Hamilton County's children's services levy fund spent about twice as much on child placements in 2025 as in 2021.
The average number of children in placement rose just 19% over those same four years.
That gap sits at the center of Issue 10, the children's services levy on the Nov. 3 ballot. The ballot asks…
Hamilton County commissioners approved a larger children's services levy one week after Cincinnati Public Schools placed a new 7-mill property tax on the ballot.
Homeowners inside the CPS district could pay about $366 annually per $100,000 of property value under both measures if both pass.
Not every Hamilton County property owner faces both levies. That…


