Property tax in Richland County, Ohio
In Richland County, the property tax bill comes from the Richland County Treasurer. Every due date for the 2025 payable 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 Richland County's own pages, checked September 23, 2026.
The median property tax bill in Richland County, Ohio is $2,061 a year, which is about 1.25% of the county's median home value of $164,800. 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 Richland County, and how do you pay it?
The bill comes from the Richland County Treasurer. The value it is based on is set by a separate office, the Richland 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 Richland County Auditor sets the value and the Richland County Treasurer in Mansfield 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, had not been posted when this was checked. Online card and e-check payments go through the Treasurer's payment processor and carry a service fee. The Treasurer offers payment contracts for prepaying real estate taxes and for delinquent real estate taxes. In August 2026 the Auditor warned that online videos promoting a federal senior property tax relief form are false; no such federal program exists.
When are property taxes due in Richland County?
Every due date for the 2025 payable 2026 bill has passed, and Richland 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 payable 2026 bill, Richland County has one due date: August 26, 2026. The same date applies to manufactured homes. The county's pages do not show the first-half date for 2025 taxes, which fell earlier in 2026. Ohio law adds a 10% penalty to 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. Taxes still unpaid after the second-half due date become delinquent and interest is added.
From Richland 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 Richland County
Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Richland 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: $2,060 / year
Property tax in Richland County at a glance
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median annual property tax | $2,061 |
| Median home value | $164,800 |
| 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 Richland County compare in Ohio?
Among Ohio's 88 counties, Richland County has the 19th highest effective property-tax rate: 18 rank higher and 69 rank lower. That is on the higher side for Ohio. Nationally, it ranks 673rd of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Ohio county ranked.
How much do homeowners in Richland County actually pay?
The median is only the middle bill. Across Richland County's 34,036 owner-occupied homes, 24.9% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 49.9% pay at least $2,000, and 12.4% pay under $800. Another 3.1% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.
| Annual bill | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $800 | 4,237 | 12.4% |
| $800 to $1,499 | 7,029 | 20.7% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 4,699 | 13.8% |
| $2,000 to $2,999 | 8,510 | 25% |
| $3,000 or more | 8,491 | 24.9% |
| No property tax paid | 1,070 | 3.1% |
Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $2,173 and owners without one pay $1,906. 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 Richland County property tax bill compare with local incomes?
The median property tax bill of $2,061 is about 2.8% of the median income of Richland County homeowner households, $73,856 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 67.9% of Richland 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 Richland County?
Yes. The median bill went from $1,643 in 2015-2019 to $2,061 in 2020-2024, a 25.4% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 49%, from $110,600 to $164,800. 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 Richland County
Richland County borders 5 counties.
| County | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richland County, OH (this county) | 1.25% | $2,061 | $164,800 |
| Crawford County, OH | 1.19% | $1,622 | $136,700 |
| Knox County, OH | 1.07% | $2,564 | $239,400 |
| Morrow County, OH | 1.06% | $2,359 | $222,300 |
| Huron County, OH | 1.05% | $1,751 | $166,000 |
| Ashland County, OH | 0.99% | $1,858 | $186,800 |
How is a home assessed in Richland County?
Ohio assesses homes at 35% of market value in every county, Richland County included. How Ohio assesses and reappraises homes.
Is there a homestead exemption in Richland 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 Richland County. Ohio's exemptions and relief programs in full.
On top of the Ohio programs, Richland County runs its own:
- County owner-occupancy reduction: Richland County adds its own 2.5% reduction, paid for with local money, on top of the state's 2.5% owner-occupancy reduction for homes that already receive it, starting with 2026 taxes paid in 2027. There is no separate application.
How to appeal your Richland County property assessment
In Richland County you appeal to the Richland County Board of Revision. The deadline: File a complaint against the value with the Richland County Auditor between January 2 and March 31; there is no filing fee. Under Ohio law the deadline is March 31 of the year after the tax year you are disputing, or the first-half due date if that is later, and a complaint sent by U.S. Mail counts as filed on its U.S. Postal Service postmark. Only one complaint per parcel is allowed in each three-year period unless the property was sold or suffered a significant loss. A Board of Revision decision can be appealed to the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals, or instead to the county Court of Common Pleas, 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 Richland 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 Richland County
The other local tax: combined state and local rate for this county.
Sources
- Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Richland 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.