Property tax in Clermont County, Ohio
In Clermont County, the property tax bill comes from the Clermont County Treasurer. Every due date for the Tax Year 2025 bill has passed, and the county had not posted the next cycle's dates when we checked. You can look up and pay the bill on the county's own payment page. Taken from Clermont County's own pages, checked September 23, 2026.
The median property tax bill in Clermont County, Ohio is $3,333 a year, which is about 1.25% of the county's median home value of $266,200. That effective rate is higher than the typical Ohio county (1.05%) and higher than the national median (0.81%). These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024); your own bill depends on your home's assessed value and any exemptions.
Who sends the property tax bill in Clermont County, and how do you pay it?
The bill comes from the Clermont County Treasurer. The value it is based on is set by a separate office, the Clermont County Auditor, which is who to ask if the value looks wrong. For how to look up and pay the bill, go to the county's own payment information.
The county auditor sets the value and the county treasurer sends the bill. There are two halves a year, billed a year in arrears, so 2025 taxes were due in 2026. Due dates for 2026 taxes, payable in 2027, had not been posted when this was checked; the county sets new dates each year. Mailed real estate tax payments now go to P.O. Box 347, Batavia, Ohio 45103, and local banks no longer take tax payments, so anyone paying through a bank's bill-pay service should update the address. The treasurer warns that mail is postmarked at a processing center a day or two after it is dropped off, so near a due date ask the post office counter to hand-cancel the envelope. Online and phone payments go through the county's processor, MSB, which charges a convenience fee. The treasurer offers a Monthly Escrow Program for owners who are current on their taxes. The Board of Revision rules on the property's value, not the tax amount, and complaints can be filed online, by email, by mail or in person.
When are property taxes due in Clermont County?
Every due date for the Tax Year 2025 (payable 2026) bill has passed, and Clermont County had not posted the next cycle's dates when we checked on September 23, 2026. If that bill is still unpaid, the late-payment rules below apply to it. Counties usually repeat the schedule, but confirm the new dates on your next bill. For the Tax Year 2025 (payable 2026) bill, Clermont County splits the bill into 2 payments, the first due February 13, 2026 and the last August 7, 2026. Ohio law adds a 10% penalty to any half left unpaid after its due date, cut to 5% if the full amount due is paid within 10 days after the due date. Taxes left unpaid past the second-half due date become delinquent and also accrue interest, which Ohio law charges on the first day of the month after the second-half due date and again on December 1. There are no individual extensions, and not receiving a bill does not cancel the penalty.
| Payment | Due | Note |
|---|---|---|
| First half | February 13, 2026 (passed) | February 13, 2026 was a Friday. A mailed payment is on time only with a U.S. Postal Service postmark on or before the due date; a private postage meter date does not count. |
| Second half | August 7, 2026 (passed) | Second-half bills were mailed late, on July 14, 2026, because of the new state inflation cap credit (Ohio House Bill 186), so the due date moved from the usual July date to Friday, August 7. A mailed payment is on time only with a U.S. Postal Service postmark on or before the due date; a private postage meter date does not count. |
From Clermont County's published schedule, checked September 23, 2026. If a date falls on a weekend or holiday, the county's own rules on the next business day apply.
Estimate the property tax on a home in Clermont County
Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Clermont County's average effective rate of 1.25% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.
Estimated property tax: $3,328 / year
Property tax in Clermont County at a glance
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median annual property tax | $3,333 |
| Median home value | $266,200 |
| Effective tax rate | 1.25% |
| Typical Ohio county rate | 1.05% |
| National median county rate | 0.81% |
Effective rate = median real estate taxes paid divided by median home value. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
How does Clermont County compare in Ohio?
Among Ohio's 88 counties, Clermont County has the 18th highest effective property-tax rate: 17 rank higher and 70 rank lower. That is on the higher side for Ohio. Nationally, it ranks 672nd of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Ohio county ranked.
How much do homeowners in Clermont County actually pay?
The median is only the middle bill. Across Clermont County's 62,567 owner-occupied homes, 54.4% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 73% pay at least $2,000, and 7.1% pay under $800. Another 2.4% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.
| Annual bill | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $800 | 4,439 | 7.1% |
| $800 to $1,499 | 5,463 | 8.7% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 5,423 | 8.7% |
| $2,000 to $2,999 | 11,662 | 18.6% |
| $3,000 or more | 34,061 | 54.4% |
| No property tax paid | 1,519 | 2.4% |
Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $3,531 and owners without one pay $2,934. Owners who have paid off a home have usually held it longer, and in states that cap how fast an existing owner's assessment can rise, long-held homes carry lower assessed values. Census table B25103.
How does the Clermont County property tax bill compare with local incomes?
The median property tax bill of $3,333 is about 3.3% of the median income of Clermont County homeowner households, $100,694 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 73.6% of Clermont County's occupied homes are lived in by their owners; renters pay property tax too, just folded into rent.
Have property taxes gone up in Clermont County?
Yes. The median bill went from $2,541 in 2015-2019 to $3,333 in 2020-2024, a 31.2% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 55.9%, from $170,800 to $266,200. Bills rose more slowly than values, which is what assessment caps and falling millage rates do: the county is taxing a smaller share of each home's worth.
Two Census ACS 5-year periods with no survey years in common, in each period's own dollars. A change counts only if it exceeds the combined 90% margin of error.
Property tax in counties next to Clermont County
Clermont County borders 7 counties, 3 of them across the state line.
| County | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton County, OH | 1.51% | $3,652 | $241,900 |
| Clermont County, OH (this county) | 1.25% | $3,333 | $266,200 |
| Warren County, OH | 1.2% | $4,199 | $349,400 |
| Campbell County, KY | 1.01% | $2,556 | $252,000 |
| Clinton County, OH | 0.93% | $1,962 | $211,900 |
| Bracken County, KY | 0.92% | $1,149 | $125,000 |
| Brown County, OH | 0.82% | $1,600 | $196,200 |
| Pendleton County, KY | 0.8% | $1,275 | $159,800 |
How is a home assessed in Clermont County?
Ohio assesses homes at 35% of market value in every county, Clermont County included. How Ohio assesses and reappraises homes.
Is there a homestead exemption in Clermont County?
No. Ohio has no universal homestead exemption; relief is targeted to seniors, the disabled and disabled veterans. That is the Ohio rule, and it applies in Clermont County. Ohio's exemptions and relief programs in full.
Clermont County does not add relief programs of its own beyond the Ohio ones (checked September 23, 2026).
How to appeal your Clermont County property assessment
In Clermont County you appeal to the Clermont County Board of Revision. The deadline: File a complaint against the value (form DTE 1) with the Board of Revision between January 1 and March 31 of the year after the tax year you are disputing; complaints about 2026 values can be filed from January 1 to March 31, 2027. State law extends the deadline to the first-half due date if that falls later, and a mailed complaint counts as filed on its U.S. Postal Service postmark date. An owner may generally file only once in each three-year valuation period unless something changed, such as a sale or damage. A Board of Revision decision can be appealed to the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals within 30 days after the decision notice is mailed. How to file. Checked September 23, 2026 against the official appeal rules.
How Ohio's appeal process works, including the next level if the first one turns you down.
Ohio rules from primary state sources, reviewed September 7, 2026; sources on the Ohio page.
Work out your own numbers
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How much house can I afford?
Your income, debts and down payment against the 28/36 rule lenders actually use, with Clermont County's tax rate to hand.
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Mortgage calculator
Monthly payment with principal, interest, tax and insurance, plus what an extra payment saves you.
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Ohio income tax
Brackets, standard deduction and what Ohio actually taxes.
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Sales tax in Clermont County
The other local tax: combined state and local rate for this county.
Sources
- Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Clermont County, Ohio: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020-2024), tables B25103, B25077, B25102, B25119 and B25003; the five-year comparison uses the 2015-2019 estimates. Neighboring counties: Census county adjacency file.