Property tax in Portage County, Ohio
In Portage County, the property tax bill comes from the Portage County Treasurer. Every due date for the 2025 pay 2026 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 Portage County's own pages, checked September 23, 2026.
The median property tax bill in Portage County, Ohio is $2,877 a year, which is about 1.27% of the county's median home value of $227,000. 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 Portage County, and how do you pay it?
The bill comes from the Portage County Treasurer. The value it is based on is set by a separate office, the Portage 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 Portage County Auditor values property and the Portage County Treasurer sends the bill and collects it. Ohio bills a year in arrears: 2025 taxes are paid in two halves during 2026, and the dates for 2026 taxes, due in 2027, have not been posted yet. Online payments go through the county's processor, Municipay; cards carry a 2.35% fee ($2.00 minimum) and e-checks $0.50. The treasurer offers a free Pre-Pay Program that splits each half's bill into five monthly payments, for owners who are current on their taxes. Payment plans are available for delinquent taxes.
When are property taxes due in Portage County?
Every due date for the 2025 pay 2026 bill has passed, and Portage 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 2025 pay 2026 bill, Portage County splits the bill into 2 payments, the first due February 26, 2026 and the last September 10, 2026. Ohio law charges a 10% penalty on a half left unpaid after its due date, cut in half to 5% if the full amount is paid within 10 days after the due date. Interest is added if the taxes are still unpaid when the next collection period opens, and delinquent taxes may be sold at a tax lien sale.
| Payment | Due | Note |
|---|---|---|
| First half | February 26, 2026 (passed) | The Treasurer sets the dates each year, usually in February and July. You may pay the whole year's tax by the first-half date. |
| Second half | September 10, 2026 (passed) | Normally due in July. In 2026 the second-half bills were delayed while the new state inflation cap credit (Ohio House Bill 186) was added, and the Ohio Tax Commissioner extended the deadline to September 9, 2026. The Treasurer's office then closed early on September 9 because of a water main break, and the county extended the due date to September 10, 2026. |
From Portage 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 Portage County
Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Portage County's average effective rate of 1.27% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.
Estimated property tax: $2,883 / year
Property tax in Portage County at a glance
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median annual property tax | $2,877 |
| Median home value | $227,000 |
| Effective tax rate | 1.27% |
| 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 Portage County compare in Ohio?
Among Ohio's 88 counties, Portage County has the 17th highest effective property-tax rate: 16 rank higher and 71 rank lower. That is on the higher side for Ohio. Nationally, it ranks 638th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Ohio county ranked.
How much do homeowners in Portage County actually pay?
The median is only the middle bill. Across Portage County's 45,768 owner-occupied homes, 45% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 66% pay at least $2,000, and 7.5% pay under $800. Another 4.8% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.
| Annual bill | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $800 | 3,411 | 7.5% |
| $800 to $1,499 | 4,822 | 10.5% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 5,121 | 11.2% |
| $2,000 to $2,999 | 9,630 | 21% |
| $3,000 or more | 20,606 | 45% |
| No property tax paid | 2,178 | 4.8% |
Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $3,037 and owners without one pay $2,613. 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 Portage County property tax bill compare with local incomes?
The median property tax bill of $2,877 is about 3% of the median income of Portage County homeowner households, $94,482 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 70.1% of Portage 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 Portage County?
Yes. The median bill went from $2,305 in 2015-2019 to $2,877 in 2020-2024, a 24.8% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 42.6%, from $159,200 to $227,000. 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 Portage County
Portage County borders 6 counties.
| County | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuyahoga County, OH | 2% | $3,910 | $195,400 |
| Summit County, OH | 1.53% | $3,195 | $208,700 |
| Geauga County, OH | 1.38% | $4,564 | $331,100 |
| Trumbull County, OH | 1.31% | $1,856 | $141,800 |
| Mahoning County, OH | 1.3% | $2,015 | $154,700 |
| Stark County, OH | 1.29% | $2,402 | $186,400 |
| Portage County, OH (this county) | 1.27% | $2,877 | $227,000 |
How is a home assessed in Portage County?
Ohio assesses homes at 35% of market value in every county, Portage County included. How Ohio assesses and reappraises homes.
Is there a homestead exemption in Portage 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 Portage County. Ohio's exemptions and relief programs in full.
Portage County does not add relief programs of its own beyond the Ohio ones (checked September 23, 2026).
How to appeal your Portage County property assessment
In Portage County you appeal to the Portage County Board of Revision. The deadline: File a complaint with the Portage County Auditor between January 1 and March 31; to contest the 2026 value, file by March 31, 2027, or by the first-half due date for 2026 taxes if that falls later. The county says complaints must be received by March 31, but under state law a complaint sent by U.S. Mail counts as filed on its U.S. Postal Service postmark date; a private postage meter date does not count. 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 Portage 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 Portage County
The other local tax: combined state and local rate for this county.
Sources
- Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Portage 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.