Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Scioto County is $889.00 per year, based on a median home value of $85,000.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 1.05% of property value.

Scioto 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, Scioto County is ranked 79th by median property taxes, and 66th by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Scioto County collects a median of 1.05% 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 Scioto County is $49,600.00 lower than the Ohio median property value of $134,600.00.

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79th out of 88 By median yearly property tax

66th out of 88 By percentage of median home value

76th out of 88 By percentage of median income

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

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