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19 local tax issues are on the November 3 ballot in Lorain County

The November 3, 2026 general election

From the Ohio Secretary of State’s list of local questions and issues, as of September 18, 2026

Every property tax levy, income tax, bond and sales tax that reaches Lorain County, including those of a school district or other district based next door. Of these, 6 ask for new money (a new tax, an increase or a bond) and 13 renew a tax already collected. Which are on your own ballot depends on where you live: your county board of elections has each precinct’s sample ballot and the exact wording.

How earlier votes went: since March 17, 2020, 210 tax issues reaching Lorain County have been decided — 161 passed and 49 failed. Renewals passed 115 of 120; of the issues asking for new money, 27 of 68 passed; of the other 22 (decreases, replacements and issues the state’s list marks neither new nor a renewal), 19 passed.

Lorain County · November 3, 2026 general election

Tax issues
19

7 from school districts

Asking for new money
6

a new tax, an increase or a bond; 3 from school districts

Renewals
13

continue a tax already collected

School districts 7

  1. Amherst Exempted Village

    New Schools

    School district

    Property tax, 5.97 mills · Continuing · from 2026

    Current expenses

    $208.95 a year for each $100,000 of the county auditor’s value

    $100,000 × 35% = $35,000 taxed × 5.97 mills ($5.97 for each $1,000) = $208.95

    For a home the county values at $200,000: $417.90 a year $250,000: $522.38 a year $300,000: $626.85 a year

    These are first-year figures. A levy approved now is charged at its full voted rate, with none of the state’s rollback credits; when the county next revalues homes, the state lowers its rate so that it collects the same dollars. Your home’s county value is on your tax bill.

    What would it cost my home? →

    Amherst Exempted Village’s budget forecast (FY2027 fall) counts a new property tax from FY2027 and runs short in FY2030. Its budget →

    5 earlier tax issues from Amherst Exempted Village since 2020
    • May 2026 · Income tax, new, 0.75% — Current expenses — failed 3,003 to 3,567
    • Nov 2025 · Income tax, new, 1.5% — Current expenses — failed 2,628 to 4,359
    • Nov 2023 · Property tax, replacement and increase, 2.5 mills — General permanent Improvements — passed 5,424 to 4,471
    • May 2022 · Property tax, renewal, 4.9 mills — Current expenses — passed 3,095 to 1,662
    • May 2022 · Property tax, renewal, 6.51 mills — Emergency requirements — passed 2,945 to 1,793

  2. Clearview Local

    Renewal Schools

    School district

    Property tax, 3.91 mills · 5 years · from 2027

    Current expenses

    Continues a levy already on the bill. If it passes, the levy keeps going as it is today; if it fails, it ends when its current term runs out. When homes are revalued, the state cuts its rate so it collects the same total — so a home whose value rose more than most pays a little more of it.

    Clearview Local’s budget forecast (FY2027 fall) counts no new levy and runs short in FY2030. Its budget →

    4 earlier tax issues from Clearview Local since 2020
    • May 2025 · Property tax, renewal, 2.52 mills — Emergency requirements — passed 238 to 212
    • May 2022 · Property tax, renewal, 2.58 mills — Emergency requirements — failed 248 to 313
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, renewal, 2.86 mills — Emergency requirements — failed 322 to 331
    • May 2021 · Property tax, renewal, 2.86 mills — Emergency requirements — failed 100 to 125

  3. Elyria City Schools

    New Schools

    School district

    Property tax, 8.9 mills · Continuing · from 2026

    Current expenses

    $311.50 a year for each $100,000 of the county auditor’s value

    $100,000 × 35% = $35,000 taxed × 8.9 mills ($8.90 for each $1,000) = $311.50

    For a home the county values at $150,000: $467.25 a year $200,000: $623 a year $250,000: $778.75 a year

    These are first-year figures. A levy approved now is charged at its full voted rate, with none of the state’s rollback credits; when the county next revalues homes, the state lowers its rate so that it collects the same dollars. Your home’s county value is on your tax bill.

    What would it cost my home? →

    Elyria City Schools’ budget forecast (FY2027 fall) counts no new levy and runs short in FY2030. Its budget →

    4 earlier tax issues from Elyria City Schools since 2020
    • Nov 2025 · Property tax, new, 4.9 mills — Emergency requirements — failed 3,658 to 4,581
    • May 2025 · Property tax, new, 4.9 mills — Emergency requirements — failed 2,150 to 2,428
    • Mar 2024 · Property tax, renewal, 4.95 mills — Current expenses — passed 4,044 to 2,270
    • Mar 2024 · Property tax, renewal, 12.85 mills — Emergency requirements — passed 3,825 to 2,484

  4. Oberlin City Schools

    Renewal Schools

    School district

    Property tax, 1.3 mills · 5 years · from 2027

    Education technology

    Continues a levy already on the bill. If it passes, the levy keeps going as it is today; if it fails, it ends when its current term runs out. When homes are revalued, the state cuts its rate so it collects the same total — so a home whose value rose more than most pays a little more of it.

    Oberlin City Schools’ budget forecast (FY2027 fall) counts no new levy and shows no shortfall through FY2030. Its budget →

    6 earlier tax issues from Oberlin City Schools since 2020
    • Nov 2025 · Property tax, renewal, 2.72 mills — Emergency requirements — passed 2,049 to 1,087
    • Nov 2025 · Property tax, renewal, 2 mills — Permanent improvements — passed 2,078 to 1,062
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, renewal, 1.3 mills — Education technology — passed 1,086 to 610
    • Nov 2021 · Income tax, renewal, 0.75% — Current expenses — passed 1,039 to 659
    • Nov 2020 · Property tax, renewal, 2 mills — General permanent improvements — passed 3,691 to 1,930
    • Nov 2020 · Property tax, renewal, 3.77 mills — Emergency requirements — passed 3,593 to 2,023

  5. Oberlin City Schools

    Renewal Schools

    School district

    Income tax, 0.75% · 5 years · from Jan 1, 2028

    Current expenses

    No change: it continues a tax already collected.

    Oberlin City Schools’ budget forecast (FY2027 fall) counts no new levy and shows no shortfall through FY2030. Its budget →

    6 earlier tax issues from Oberlin City Schools since 2020
    • Nov 2025 · Property tax, renewal, 2.72 mills — Emergency requirements — passed 2,049 to 1,087
    • Nov 2025 · Property tax, renewal, 2 mills — Permanent improvements — passed 2,078 to 1,062
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, renewal, 1.3 mills — Education technology — passed 1,086 to 610
    • Nov 2021 · Income tax, renewal, 0.75% — Current expenses — passed 1,039 to 659
    • Nov 2020 · Property tax, renewal, 2 mills — General permanent improvements — passed 3,691 to 1,930
    • Nov 2020 · Property tax, renewal, 3.77 mills — Emergency requirements — passed 3,593 to 2,023

  6. Strongsville City

    New Schools

    School district · based in Cuyahoga County

    Property tax, 6.7 mills · 5 years · from 2026

    Current expenses

    $234.50 a year for each $100,000 of the county auditor’s value

    $100,000 × 35% = $35,000 taxed × 6.7 mills ($6.70 for each $1,000) = $234.50

    For a home the county values at $300,000: $703.50 a year $400,000: $938 a year $500,000: $1,172.50 a year

    These are first-year figures. A levy approved now is charged at its full voted rate, with none of the state’s rollback credits; when the county next revalues homes, the state lowers its rate so that it collects the same dollars. Your home’s county value is on your tax bill.

    Strongsville City Schools says 3.4 of these 6.7 mills continue its 2002 operating levy, which is ending, and 3.3 are new. On the 2025 tax bill that 2002 levy costs a home its owner lives in about $103 for each $100,000, so the bill would rise by about $131 for each $100,000 rather than $234.50. The levy calculator works it out as a replacement of the 2002 levy. Source: the district, as reported by Cleveland 19.

    Work it out for your home, as a replacement →

    Strongsville City’s budget forecast (FY2027 fall) counts no new levy and runs short in FY2030. Its budget →

    5 earlier tax issues from Strongsville City since 2020
    • May 2026 · Bond, new, $147.7 million — Construct, furnish, equip, renovate, rehabilitate, remodel, add to & improve school district; acquire, clear, equip & improve sites; demolish existing buildings & facilities — failed 5,281 to 5,717
    • Nov 2024 · Property tax, new, 4.9 mills — Current expenses — failed 10,082 to 15,072
    • Mar 2024 · Property tax, renewal, 5.9 mills — Current operating expenses — failed 5,682 to 6,061
    • Nov 2023 · Property tax, renewal, 5.9 mills — Current expenses — failed 8,486 to 9,819
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, renewal, 6 mills — Current expenses — passed 6,448 to 5,235

  7. Vermilion Local

    Renewal Schools

    School district · based in Erie County

    Property tax, 6.03 mills · 5 years · from 2026

    Current expenses

    Continues a levy already on the bill. If it passes, the levy keeps going as it is today; if it fails, it ends when its current term runs out. Vermilion Local sits at Ohio’s 20-mill floor on the state’s 2025 rates, so its operating levies, this one among them, are no longer cut when homes are revalued: what they collect rises with values, which a 2025 law holds to inflation.

    Vermilion Local’s budget forecast (FY2027 fall) counts no new levy and shows no shortfall through FY2030. Its budget →

    4 earlier tax issues from Vermilion Local since 2020
    • Nov 2025 · Bond, $47 million — Construct, furnish, equip, renovate, rehab, remodel & improve school buildings & facilities — failed 1,706 to 2,525
    • May 2025 · Bond, new, $47 million — Construct, furnish, equip, renovate, rehabilitate, remodel buildings — failed 920 to 1,370
    • Nov 2023 · Property tax, renewal, 0.68 mills — School safety and security — passed 4,043 to 1,869
    • Nov 2020 · Property tax, renewal, 8.95 mills — Emergency requirements — passed 5,057 to 2,996

Libraries 1

  1. Herrick Memorial Library

    Renewal Library

    Library · also reaches Ashland and Huron counties

    Property tax, 1.25 mills · 5 years · from 2027

    Current expenses

    Continues a levy already on the bill. If it passes, the levy keeps going as it is today; if it fails, it ends when its current term runs out. When homes are revalued, the state cuts its rate so it collects the same total — so a home whose value rose more than most pays a little more of it.

The county 1

  1. Lorain

    New Children's services

    County

    Property tax, 0.45 mills · 5 years · from 2026

    Care & placement of children & children services

    $15.75 a year for each $100,000 of the county auditor’s value

    $100,000 × 35% = $35,000 taxed × 0.45 mills ($0.45 for each $1,000) = $15.75

    For a home the county values at $200,000: $31.50 a year $250,000: $39.38 a year $300,000: $47.25 a year

    These are first-year figures. A levy approved now is charged at its full voted rate, with none of the state’s rollback credits; when the county next revalues homes, the state lowers its rate so that it collects the same dollars. Your home’s county value is on your tax bill.

    12 earlier tax issues from Lorain since 2020
    • May 2026 · Property tax, new, 0.85 mills — Provide facilities, programs & services for children & adults with developmental disabilities — passed 32,415 to 21,615
    • Nov 2025 · Sales tax, new, 0.25% — Provide & support criminal & administrative justice services — failed 17,821 to 41,961
    • Nov 2024 · Property tax, renewal, 1.2 mills — Provide mental health services & facilities for children, adults & senior adults — passed 96,605 to 55,782
    • Nov 2023 · Property tax, new, 0.5 mills — Operation of 9-1-1 System — passed 54,679 to 50,864
    • Nov 2023 · Property tax, new, 0.25 mills — Criminal justice services & to support The Lorain County Crime Lab and Coroner — failed 49,463 to 55,262
    • Nov 2022 · Property tax, renewal, 0.5 mills — Operate 911 system — passed 79,225 to 30,853
    • May 2022 · Excise tax, 3% — Shall an excise tax be imposed on tranisient guests lodging at hotels to encourage economic development, create & sustain jobs & create & operate a convention facility? — failed 18,965 to 25,204
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, renewal, 0.5 mills — Operating expenses of the Lorain County General Health District — passed 25,515 to 15,615
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, new, 0.3 mills — Criminal justice services & support for the county crime lab & county coroner — failed 20,449 to 22,043
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, renewal and decrease, 0.06 mills — The Lorain County Tuberculosis Clinic — passed 24,436 to 18,006
    • Nov 2021 · Excise tax, 3% — Shall an excise tax be imposed on transient guests staying at hotels being used for & maintain, operate or promote the facility in the county? — failed 14,147 to 27,716
    • Nov 2020 · Property tax, renewal, 1.8 mills — Support of children services & care & placement of children & for the Bureau for the Children with Medical Handicaps — passed 107,517 to 44,151

Cities 1

  1. Avon Lake

    New Roads

    City

    Income tax, 1.9% · 6 years · from Jan 1, 2027

    Road maintenance

    $190 a year for every $10,000 of income it taxes

    6 earlier tax issues from Avon Lake since 2020
    • May 2026 · Income tax, new, 1.9% — Maintain, repair & improve streets; construct storm sewers; drainage improvements; install traffic signals & acquire vehicles & equipment for departments & functions — failed 2,864 to 3,782
    • May 2025 · Property tax, renewal, 1.5 mills — Current expenses — passed 4,631 to 2,355
    • Mar 2024 · Property tax, renewal, 2 mills — Ambulance, paramedic & emergency medical services — passed 3,513 to 1,052
    • Nov 2022 · Income tax, new, 0.25% — Construct, furnish, & equip a new fire & police station; maintain & repair city streets, bridges, buildings, facilities, storm sewers & install & update traffic lights. — failed 4,861 to 7,382
    • May 2021 · Property tax, renewal, 2 mills — Ambulance, paramedic, & EMS — passed 1,397 to 206
    • Mar 2020 · Property tax, renewal, 1.5 mills — Current expenses — passed 3,464 to 1,174

Villages 2

  1. Kipton

    Renewal Water & sewer

    Village

    Property tax, 2 mills · 5 years · from 2027

    Permanent improvement sewers

    Continues a levy already on the bill. If it passes, the levy keeps going as it is today; if it fails, it ends when its current term runs out. When homes are revalued, the state cuts its rate so it collects the same total — so a home whose value rose more than most pays a little more of it.

    2 earlier tax issues from Kipton since 2020
    • Nov 2023 · Property tax, renewal, 4 mills — Current expenses — passed 72 to 24
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, renewal, 2 mills — Permanent improvements — passed 45 to 19

  2. Sheffield

    Renewal Fire & EMS

    Village

    Property tax, 1.75 mills · 5 years · from 2027

    Fire protection & EMS

    Continues a levy already on the bill. If it passes, the levy keeps going as it is today; if it fails, it ends when its current term runs out. When homes are revalued, the state cuts its rate so it collects the same total — so a home whose value rose more than most pays a little more of it.

    1 earlier tax issue from Sheffield since 2020
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, renewal, 1.75 mills — Fire, EMS, & 911 system — passed 585 to 169

Townships 5

  1. Brighton

    Renewal Roads

    Township

    Property tax, 1 mill · 5 years · from 2026

    Roads

    Continues a levy already on the bill. If it passes, the levy keeps going as it is today; if it fails, it ends when its current term runs out. When homes are revalued, the state cuts its rate so it collects the same total — so a home whose value rose more than most pays a little more of it.

    1 earlier tax issue from Brighton since 2020
    • May 2021 · Property tax, renewal, 1 mill — Road improvement — passed 36 to 13

  2. Columbia

    Renewal Roads

    Township

    Property tax, 1 mill · 5 years · from 2026

    Streets, roads & bridges

    Continues a levy already on the bill. If it passes, the levy keeps going as it is today; if it fails, it ends when its current term runs out. When homes are revalued, the state cuts its rate so it collects the same total — so a home whose value rose more than most pays a little more of it.

    8 earlier tax issues from Columbia since 2020
    • May 2026 · Property tax, renewal and increase, 1.5 mills — Streets, roads & bridges — failed 676 to 899
    • Nov 2025 · Property tax, replacement and increase, 2 mills — Streets, roads & bridges — failed 584 to 965
    • May 2025 · Property tax, replacement and increase, 2.06 mills — Fire protection — passed 652 to 387
    • Nov 2022 · Property tax, replacement and increase, 2.5 mills — Operate & maintain the fire department — passed 2,102 to 1,206
    • Nov 2022 · Property tax, renewal, 1 mill — To support Southwest General Hospital Center — passed 1,977 to 1,355
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, renewal, 1 mill — Streets, roads & bridges — passed 724 to 344
    • May 2021 · Property tax, renewal and increase, 1.3 mills — Streets, roads & bridges — failed 128 to 161
    • Mar 2020 · Property tax, replacement and increase, 1.06 mills — Fire & EMS — passed 953 to 428

  3. Henrietta

    Renewal Roads

    Township

    Property tax, 1 mill · 5 years · from 2027

    Roads & bridges

    Continues a levy already on the bill. If it passes, the levy keeps going as it is today; if it fails, it ends when its current term runs out. When homes are revalued, the state cuts its rate so it collects the same total — so a home whose value rose more than most pays a little more of it.

    2 earlier tax issues from Henrietta since 2020
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, renewal, 1 mill — Streets, roads & bridges — passed 305 to 97
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, renewal, 0.75 mills — Fire protection — passed 306 to 96

  4. Henrietta

    Renewal Fire & EMS

    Township

    Property tax, 0.75 mills · 5 years · from 2027

    Fire protection

    Continues a levy already on the bill. If it passes, the levy keeps going as it is today; if it fails, it ends when its current term runs out. When homes are revalued, the state cuts its rate so it collects the same total — so a home whose value rose more than most pays a little more of it.

    2 earlier tax issues from Henrietta since 2020
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, renewal, 1 mill — Streets, roads & bridges — passed 305 to 97
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, renewal, 0.75 mills — Fire protection — passed 306 to 96

  5. Sheffield

    New Fire & EMS

    Township

    Property tax, 2.5 mills · 5 years · from 2027

    Fire protection & EMS

    $87.50 a year for each $100,000 of the county auditor’s value

    $100,000 × 35% = $35,000 taxed × 2.5 mills ($2.50 for each $1,000) = $87.50

    For a home the county values at $200,000: $175 a year $250,000: $218.75 a year $300,000: $262.50 a year

    These are first-year figures. A levy approved now is charged at its full voted rate, with none of the state’s rollback credits; when the county next revalues homes, the state lowers its rate so that it collects the same dollars. Your home’s county value is on your tax bill.

    14 earlier tax issues from Sheffield since 2020
    • May 2026 · Property tax, renewal, 3 mills — Fire protection & EMS — passed 231 to 155
    • May 2026 · Property tax, new, 3.5 mills — Fire protection & EMS — failed 157 to 227
    • May 2026 · Property tax, renewal, 2.5 mills — EMS — passed 236 to 149
    • May 2026 · Property tax, renewal, 2.25 mills — Fire protection & EMS — passed 243 to 145
    • May 2026 · Property tax, renewal, 0.35 mills — Current expenses — passed 226 to 162
    • May 2025 · Property tax, renewal, 0.5 mills — Operate & maintain the township ambulance — passed 164 to 84
    • Nov 2023 · Property tax, renewal, 2 mills — Current expenses — passed 460 to 355
    • Nov 2023 · Property tax, renewal, 0.9 mills — Fire protection — passed 529 to 295
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, new, 3 mills — Fire & EMS — passed 284 to 178
    • May 2021 · Property tax, renewal, 2.25 mills — Fire & EMS — passed 91 to 51
    • May 2021 · Property tax, new, 3 mills — Fire & EMS — failed 64 to 76
    • May 2021 · Property tax, renewal, 2.5 mills — Emergency medical service — passed 94 to 46
    • May 2021 · Property tax, renewal, 0.35 mills — Current expenses — passed 93 to 48
    • Mar 2020 · Property tax, renewal, 0.5 mills — Operate & maintain township ambulance — passed 251 to 83

Fire, EMS, parks and other districts 2

  1. Erie County Health District

    Renewal Health

    Health district · based in Erie County

    Property tax, 0.2 mills · 5 years · from 2027

    Provide funds to carry out health programs

    Continues a levy already on the bill. If it passes, the levy keeps going as it is today; if it fails, it ends when its current term runs out. When homes are revalued, the state cuts its rate so it collects the same total — so a home whose value rose more than most pays a little more of it.

  2. Lorain County General Health District

    Renewal General operating

    Health district

    Property tax, 0.5 mills · 5 years · from 2027

    Operating expenses

    Continues a levy already on the bill. If it passes, the levy keeps going as it is today; if it fails, it ends when its current term runs out. When homes are revalued, the state cuts its rate so it collects the same total — so a home whose value rose more than most pays a little more of it.

Where this comes from

The Ohio Secretary of State’s list of local questions and issues for the November 3, 2026 general election, as the state published it on September 18, 2026; the results replace it once they are certified. Tax issues only: liquor options, zoning and charter questions are left out. The state files each issue under the county its body is based in; this page lists it under every county it reaches. Earlier issues go back to 2020, from the state’s results for each election.

A new property tax levy costs $35 a year for every mill on each $100,000 of a home’s value, the figure Ohio ballots print: since 2013 a new levy gets none of the state’s rollback credits. A renewal continues a levy already on the bill: if it passes, the levy keeps going as it is today, and if it fails, it ends when its current term runs out. A school district’s budget forecast is its own, filed with the state; this site’s School budgets pages show every line, and the levy calculator works one out for your own home.

Nothing here is for or against any issue. The exact ballot wording is your county board of elections’.