Tax Department Reshuffles Appraisal Schedule for Better County Balance

Sixteen counties will have their property reappraisals moved back by one year as the Ohio Department of Taxation (ODT) seeks to implement a recommendation to rebalance the schedule for auditors to determine new property values. 

Counties reappraise property every six years and update those figures at the three-year midpoint. Counties are split into three groups -- A, B and C – but are not evenly distributed. At present, Group B accounts for nearly half of Ohio, with 41 counties, while group A has 23 and Group C, 24. 

Under the new schedule, variation will be reduced, with 29 counties in Group A, 31 in Group B and 28 in Group C.

The Property Tax Working Group Gov. Mike DeWine convened to work out compromise proposals following his budget vetoes recommended that this imbalance be corrected. 

Counties moving and their new reappraisal year are as follows: 

2028:  Lucas

2030: Clinton, Delaware, Franklin, Geauga, Hamilton, Jackson, Mahoning, Mercer, Morrow, Pike

2031: Crawford, Cuyahoga, Lake, Muskingum, Stark