Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Fairfield County is $1,963.00 per year, based on a median home value of $167,200.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 1.17% of property value.

Fairfield County collects very high property taxes, and is among the top 25% of counties in the United States ranked by property tax collections. Of the eighty-eight counties in Ohio, Fairfield County is ranked 19th by median property taxes, and 39th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Fairfield County's higher property taxes are partially due to property values, as the median home value in Fairfield County is $167,200.00. For comparison, the state-wide median property value is $134,600.00

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19th out of 88 By median yearly property tax

39th out of 88 By percentage of median home value

23rd out of 88 By percentage of median income

You can see how Fairfield County (highlighted in green) compares to the eighty-eight other counties in Ohio with the bar chart above, sorted by median property tax in dollars. For a visual map of county property tax rates in Ohio, see our Ohio county property tax map.

Remember: Real estate prices also play a large part in which Ohio counties have the highest and lowest median property taxes. Higher-valued properties will generally have higher taxes, even if the median percentage of home value levied as property tax is different. For comparisons, you can also use Percentage Of Home Value.

Property tax assessments in Fairfield County are the responsibility of the Fairfield County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Lancaster, Ohio.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Fairfield County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Fairfield County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Fairfield County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Fairfield County Assessor's Office.

For some properties, you can easily find the most recent tax assessment by looking up the property address with our property records search. You can also use our Fairfield County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).