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Miami County, Ohio: public records at a glance

What national public records say about Miami County — people, schools, health, drinking water, bridges, disaster risk, the jail, federal grants and how to vote — each with its source. A full County Commons site (the budget line by line, your tax bill, audits, local offices) isn't built for Miami County yet — not gathered, never hidden.

111,950 people (2024 Census estimate, +2.7% since 2020)
407 square miles of land · 275 people per square mile

How Miami County compares — against the other counties in Ohio

“Highest” and “lowest” are just order, not grades: a high rank for poverty or hazard losses means more of it. Each figure's source is in its section below.

Drinking water — public water systems serving Miami County

16 active community water systems list Miami County in the area they serve, reporting 94,120 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).

NAWA
groundwater · private · OH5553612
29,974 served
TROY CITY PWS
groundwater · local government · OH5501612
26,305 served
PIQUA CITY PWS
surface water · local government · OH5501211
20,354 served
WEST MILTON VILLAGE PWS
buys groundwater · local government · OH5501711
4,890 served
MIAMI CO-CAMP TROY PWS
buys groundwater · private · OH5502503
3,813 served
COVINGTON VILLAGE PWS
groundwater · local government · OH5500112
2,718 served
MIAMI CO-N25A EXTENSION
buys groundwater · private · OH5502303
2,367 served
PLEASANT HILL VILLAGE PWS
groundwater · local government · OH5501312
1,226 served

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), active community systems, . Look up any system's violations and test results with EPA's search using its ID.

The jail — people held in the county jail

About 154 people were held in Miami County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2023), or 226 per 100,000 residents ages 15–64. In 2018 it was about 187.

Source: Vera Institute of Justice, Incarceration Trends (built from federal Bureau of Justice Statistics jail surveys). Counties without their own jail, or that share one, may show no figure.

Public schools — district budgets, fiscal 2023

9 school districts have their office in Miami County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.

TROY CITY SCH DIST4,072 students

Spent $58.7 million — $54 million to run schools, about $13,266 per student, plus $2.8 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $38.8 million local (mostly property tax), $19.4 million state, $6.7 million federal. Long-term debt: $9.9 million.

PIQUA CITY SCH DIST3,154 students

Spent $54 million — $46.6 million to run schools, about $14,778 per student, plus $5.6 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $26.4 million local (mostly property tax), $21.4 million state, $7.1 million federal. Long-term debt: $29.9 million.

TIPP CITY EX VLG SCH DIST2,379 students

Spent $33.1 million — $31.6 million to run schools, about $13,287 per student, plus $1.2 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $21.1 million local (mostly property tax), $10.7 million state, $2.3 million federal. Long-term debt: $5.8 million.

BETHEL LOCAL SCH DIST1,868 students

Spent $42.8 million — $18.6 million to run schools, about $9,966 per student, plus $23.5 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $13.7 million local (mostly property tax), $9 million state, $1.5 million federal. Long-term debt: $47.6 million.

MIAMI EAST LOCAL SCH DIST1,413 students

Spent $20.7 million — $17.8 million to run schools, about $12,575 per student, plus $2.2 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $14 million local (mostly property tax), $6.7 million state, $1.3 million federal. Long-term debt: $13.1 million.

MILTON UNION EX VLG SCH DIST1,341 students

Spent $24.6 million — $19.4 million to run schools, about $14,465 per student, plus $2.6 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $10.7 million local (mostly property tax), $8.2 million state, $2 million federal. Long-term debt: $12.6 million.

UPPER VALLEY JT VOC SCH DIST910 students

Spent $26.5 million — $23.2 million to run schools, about $25,444 per student, plus $1.9 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $12.5 million local (mostly property tax), $14.3 million state, $1.3 million federal. Long-term debt: $322,000.

COVINGTON EX VLG SCH DIST752 students

Spent $12.9 million — $11.6 million to run schools, about $15,386 per student, plus $319,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $7.4 million local (mostly property tax), $5.8 million state, $907,000 federal. Long-term debt: $8.4 million.

And 1 more.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of School System Finances. Districts are listed by the county of their main office; some serve neighboring counties too.

Health, money and internet at home — Miami County beside Ohio

Life expectancy76.0 years · Ohio 75.2 years
Adults under 65 without health insurance5.9% · Ohio 7.1%
Children in poverty11.4% · Ohio 17.5%
Households without enough food (food insecurity)12.4% · Ohio 14.1%
Households with broadband internet90.7% · Ohio 88.8%
Households with severe housing problems9.6% · Ohio 12.7%
Drug overdose deaths per 100,00026.0 · Ohio 44.7
Residents per primary care doctor2,230 · Ohio 1,328
Residents per mental health provider689 · Ohio 286
Unemployment3.2% · Ohio 3.5%
Median household income$75,735 · Ohio $67,873

Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute), which gathers federal data (CDC, Census, and others); measures cover different recent years. Blank lines aren't reported for small counties.

Disaster risk — FEMA's National Risk Index

Overall risk: Relatively Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Miami County about $29 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Very High; social vulnerability: Very Low.

The costliest hazards here

River and inland flooding$17.1 million a year · Relatively Low
Tornado$4.1 million a year · Relatively Moderate
Earthquake$2.2 million a year · Relatively Low
Cold wave$1.6 million a year · Relatively Low
Strong wind$1.5 million a year · Relatively Moderate

Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.

Bridges — condition of every public bridge, 2025

312 bridges in Miami County: 218 in good condition, 76 fair, and 18 poor (5.8%). “Poor” means a main part — the deck, the beams, or the supports — is rated 4 or lower on the federal 0–9 scale. It doesn't mean unsafe to drive; unsafe bridges are closed.

Busiest bridges rated poor

KESSLER-FREDERICK
over STONER DITCH · built 1954
3,227 vehicles a day
SWAILES
over BOONE CREEK · built 1961
2,062 vehicles a day
SWAILES
over BOONE CREEK · built 1963
2,062 vehicles a day
PIQUA-LOCKINGTON
over MIAMI RIVER · built 1972
1,373 vehicles a day
RANGE LINE
over BRUSH CREEK · built 1962
1,244 vehicles a day
FENNER
over POSSUM RUN · built 1941
1,077 vehicles a day

Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.

Federal grants — the money that came in, and what's open now

Federal grants paid for $30 million of work in Miami County in fiscal 2025, about $276 per resident — to the county, cities, schools, hospitals, nonprofits and others.

Source: USAspending.gov, grants by place of performance, fiscal 2025 (Oct. 2024 to Sept. 2025). Search it by county to see each award.

Open now: federal grants county governments can apply for

F26AS00062: Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act FY 2026
Fish and Wildlife Service · F26AS00062
closes 2026-10-13
OVC FY 2026 Enhanced Collaborative Model (ECM) Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking
Office for Victims of Crime · O-OVC-2026-172699
closes 2026-10-14
BJA FY 2026 Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Program
Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172661
closes 2026-10-15
FY26 Bureau of Land Management Youth Conservation Corps - Bureau wide
Bureau of Land Management · L26AS00064
closes 2026-10-16
FY 2027 Notice of Funding Opportunity: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) FAA Contract Tower (FCT) Competitive Grant Program
Airport Improvement Program Discretionary Grants · DOT-FAA-26-0117-002
closes 2026-10-19
Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Service Area Competition (SAC)
Health Resources and Services Administration · HRSA-27-005
closes 2026-10-19
Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP Competition
AmeriCorps · AC-08-20-2026
closes 2026-10-20
DOJ FY 2026 Assisting Neighborhoods and Governments with Enforcement of Laws (ANGEL) Grant Program
Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172778
closes 2026-10-20
Long-term health outcomes of people living with spina bifida
Centers for Disease Control - NCBDDD · CDC-RFA-DD-26-0222
closes 2026-10-26
OJJDP FY 2026 Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Program
Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention · O-OJJDP-2026-172741
closes 2026-10-29
BJA FY 2026 Veterans Treatment Court Program
Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172714
closes 2026-10-29
BJA FY 2026 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA
Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172708
closes 2026-10-29

From Grants.gov: posted grants listing county governments as eligible, soonest deadline first; research-only and overseas programs left out; list updated 2026-10-13, refreshed weekly. 62 are open in all. Cities, towns, school districts and nonprofits have their own lists there.

Voting

Registration deadlines, early voting and polling places for Ohio are on the federal site vote.gov, which links to the state's official election office.

Not here yet

The budget, property tax rates, audits, local officials and offices for Miami County come from the county's own records, which we haven't gathered — not gathered, never hidden. See what a full county site looks like, or ask to have Miami County built: brayden.ozark@gmail.com.

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Nearby counties: Shelby County (20 mi) · Montgomery County (21 mi) · Darke County (21 mi) · Champaign County (25 mi) · Clark County (25 mi) · Greene County (31 mi).