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Sidney, Shelby County
Paper Trail has 10,686 parcels in Sidney from the Shelby County Auditor: owners, values, sales and taxes, as of October 22, 2026.
Property at a glance
Source: Shelby County Auditor owner mailing addresses, 6,822 homes with a mailing address, October 22, 2026. A bill mailed to the home is the closest public sign that the owner lives there; it is not proof.
Mailing lists for Sidney
Owners in Sidney to mail, counted from the county's records today. The price is the whole list; you see the exact count and price again before you pay, and the file downloads when you pay.
No phone numbers or email addresses. Not for screening anyone for housing, a job, credit or insurance.
Home sales by month
235 home sales in Sidney from October 2025 to September 2026, at a median price of $199,500.
| Month | Sales |
|---|---|
| October 2025 | 18 |
| November 2025 | 13 |
| December 2025 | 24 |
| January 2026 | 17 |
| February 2026 | 11 |
| March 2026 | 14 |
| April 2026 | 23 |
| May 2026 | 18 |
| June 2026 | 22 |
| July 2026 | 30 |
| August 2026 | 20 |
| September 2026 | 25 |
Source: Shelby County Auditor, sales it marks as real sales (not family transfers or estates), counted once per deed, by the month of the sale. Data as of October 22, 2026.
Property tax rates
Most homes in Sidney (6,494 of 6,824) are in taxing district 10, Clinton Twp-Sidney CSD. Its effective rate on homes is 41.95 mills, and the state estimates the yearly tax on a $100,000 owner-occupied home there at $1,309.
| District | Name | Homes | Voted mills | Effective mills on homes | On a $100,000 home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Clinton Twp-Sidney CSD | 6,494 | 64.26 | 41.95 | $1,309 |
A mill is $1 of tax for every $1,000 of assessed value, and Ohio assesses a home at 35% of its appraised value. The effective rate is the voted rate after the state's reduction factors. The $100,000 figure is the state's own estimate for an owner-occupied home, after the owner-occupied credits.
Source: Ohio Department of Taxation, 2025 aggregate property tax rates by taxing district (tax year 2025, paid in 2026), published March 25, 2026. District for each parcel: Shelby County Auditor, October 22, 2026.
Schools
Public schools inside the city line
- Emerson Primary SchoolOhio report card: 2.5 stars
- Jacket Virtual AcademyNo Ohio report card rating
- Longfellow Primary SchoolOhio report card: 1 star
- Northwood Intermediate SchoolOhio report card: 3 stars
- Sidney High SchoolOhio report card: 3 stars
- Sidney Middle SchoolOhio report card: 3.5 stars
- Whittier Early Childhood CenterNo Ohio report card rating
Private schools
- Christian Academy Schools
- Holy Angels School
- Lehman Catholic High School
Schools and students: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, fall 2024 count, and Private School Universe Survey, 2023-24. Ratings: Ohio Department of Education and Workforce, 2025-26 School Report Cards, the state's own overall star rating for each school. A school is listed here when its address sits inside the boundary.
Library
- Shelby County Libraries - Amos MemorialOpen about 58 hours a week
The Shelby County Libraries - Amos Memorial (6 buildings) had 174,720 visits and lent 201,964 books, movies and e-books in 2024, with 51,698 card holders.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024 (released June 2026). Figures are for the whole library system.
Crime reported to the FBI
Reported to the FBI by the Sidney Police Department, 2025: 64 violent crimes and 314 property crimes, for about 20,353 people. That is 3.14 violent and 15.43 property crimes per 1,000 people.
| Year | Violent | Property | Months | Per 1,000 people |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 64 | 314 | 12 | 3.14 / 15.43 |
| 2024 | 64 | 423 | 12 | 3.16 / 20.91 |
| 2023 | 54 | 444 | 12 | 2.68 / 22.02 |
| 2022 | 63 | 470 | 12 | 3.1 / 23.14 |
| 2021 | 46 | 457 | 12 | 2.28 / 22.6 |
| 2020 | 104 | 600 | 12 | 5.11 / 29.45 |
Most common offenses in the Sidney Police Department's 2025 incident reports: assault offenses 350, thefts 270, drug offenses 210.
Reporting varies from agency to agency and year to year, and these numbers are as reported to the FBI. A low count can mean an agency reported only part of the year; a year with no reports is left blank, never counted as zero. Violent crime means murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime means burglary, theft and vehicle theft. Paper Trail Ohio adds no score and does not compare places.
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A and NIBRS files for data years 2020 to 2025 (files dated August 14, 2026), Crime Data Explorer.
Official offices
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What you can do here
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Questions
How many parcels are in Sidney?
10,686 parcels sit inside the Sidney boundary on the Shelby County Auditor's map, 6,824 of them homes, as of October 22, 2026.
What is the median home sale price in Sidney?
$199,500, from 235 home sales the Shelby County Auditor marks as real sales, October 2025 to September 2026.
What is the property tax rate in Sidney?
Most homes in Sidney are in taxing district 10, Clinton Twp-Sidney CSD, with an effective rate on homes of 41.95 mills. The Ohio Department of Taxation estimates the yearly tax on a $100,000 owner-occupied home there at $1,309.
Which public schools are in Sidney?
Emerson Primary School, grades K to 2; Jacket Virtual Academy, grades 4 to 12; Longfellow Primary School, grades K to 2; Northwood Intermediate School, grades 3 to 4; Sidney High School, grades 9 to 12; Sidney Middle School, grades 5 to 8; Whittier Early Childhood Center, grade PK.
Is there a public library in Sidney?
Yes: Shelby County Libraries - Amos Memorial, 230 E. North St..
Who reports crime figures for Sidney to the FBI?
The Sidney Police Department. The page shows each year it reported from 2020 to 2025, with the months reported.