Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Pike County is $1,007.00 per year, based on a median home value of $96,400.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 1.04% of property value.

Pike 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, Pike County is ranked 71st by median property taxes, and 68th by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Pike County collects a median of 1.04% of a property's each year as property tax, the actual amount of property tax collected is lower compared to the rest of Ohio. This is partially because the median property value in Pike County is $38,200.00 lower than the Ohio median property value of $134,600.00.

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71st out of 88 By median yearly property tax

68th out of 88 By percentage of median home value

70th out of 88 By percentage of median income

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

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