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A Local Organization Working on This in Ohio

Ax Ohio Tax (Committee to Abolish Ohio Property Taxes) An independent Ohio-specific organization working to abolish property tax statewide through a constitutional amendment targeted for the November 2027 ballot, active across all 88 Ohio counties. Untax the Roof and Ax Ohio Tax are separate organizations, not the same entity.

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Median effective property tax rate
1.36%
Median annual property tax bill
$2,712
Median home value
$199,200

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019-2023), pulled 2026-09-15.

Census figures for Ohio, with margins of error

The median owner-occupied home in Ohio had a real-estate tax bill of $2,712 (± $7) a year, compared with $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $199,200 (± $485), compared with $303,400 nationwide.

U.S. Census Bureau estimates for Ohio and the United States, with margins of error
MeasureOhioUnited States
Population 11,780,046 332,387,540
Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) $2,712 ± $7 $2,969 ± $3
Median home value $199,200 ± $485 $303,400 ± $362
Median household income $69,680 ± $287 $78,538 ± $176
Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) 1.36% ± under 0.01 points 0.98% ± under 0.01 points
Homes lived in by their owners 67.0% ± 0.3 points 65.0% ± 0.3 points
Owner households headed by someone 65 or older 32.9% ± 0.1 points 32.6% ± 0.2 points
Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs 17.3% ± 0.2 points 22.2% ± 0.1 points
How to read these numbers

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019–2023: tables B25103 (real estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income), B01003 (population), B25003 (owners and renters), B25007 (age of householder), B25091 (housing costs as a share of income); see the Census ACS data page.

Counties in Ohio

Cities in Ohio (1209)