Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Ottawa County is $1,518.00 per year, based on a median home value of $142,200.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 1.07% of property value.

Ottawa County collects relatively high property taxes, and is ranked in the top half of all counties in the United States by property tax collections. Of the eighty-eight counties in Ohio, Ottawa County is ranked 29th by median property taxes, and 64th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Ottawa County has lower property taxes than many other Ohio counties. The median home value is $142,200.00, compared to the median property value in Ohio of $134,600.00

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29th out of 88 By median yearly property tax

64th out of 88 By percentage of median home value

46th out of 88 By percentage of median income

You can see how Ottawa 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 Ottawa County are the responsibility of the Ottawa County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Port Clinton, Ohio.

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