Franklin County Ohio Property Tax
$2,592.00 5th of 88Median Property Tax In Franklin County, Ohio
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$155,300.00Median Home Value In
Franklin County, Ohio |
1.67% 2nd of 88
Median Property Tax
As Percentage Of Home Value |
$68,982.00
Median Income In
Franklin County, Ohio |
The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Franklin County is $2,592.00 per year, based on a median home value of $155,300.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 1.67% of property value.
Franklin 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, Franklin County is ranked 5th by median property taxes, and 2nd by median tax as percentage of home value.
Compared to other counties in Ohio, Franklin County collects a relatively high percentage of each property's value as tax. Combined with home values that are $20,700.00 greater than the Ohio median of $134,600.00, this results in the relatively high property taxes in Franklin County.

Franklin County's Property Tax Is Higher Than Average
Franklin County Property Tax Assessor
Property tax assessments in Franklin County are the responsibility of the Franklin County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Columbus, Ohio.
If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Franklin County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Franklin County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Franklin County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Franklin 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 Franklin County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).
Citations
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U.S. Census Bureau
American Community Survey, 2006-2010 |
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The Tax Foundation
Property Tax Calculations, July 2012 |
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Ohio Department of Taxation
Tax Statistics & References |