Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Lorain County is $1,991.00 per year, based on a median home value of $147,400.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 1.35% of property value.

Lorain 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, Lorain County is ranked 18th by median property taxes, and 19th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Lorain County's higher property taxes are partially due to property values, as the median home value in Lorain County is $147,400.00. For comparison, the state-wide median property value is $134,600.00

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18th out of 88 By median yearly property tax

19th out of 88 By percentage of median home value

16th out of 88 By percentage of median income

You can see how Lorain 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 Lorain County are the responsibility of the Lorain County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Elyria, Ohio.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Lorain County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Lorain County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Lorain County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Lorain 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 Lorain County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).