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On the ballot

21 local tax issues are on the November 3 ballot in Portage 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 Portage County, including those of a school district or other district based next door. Of these, 11 ask for new money (a new tax, an increase or a bond) and 10 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, 192 tax issues reaching Portage County have been decided — 143 passed and 49 failed. Renewals passed 101 of 103; of the issues asking for new money, 23 of 68 passed; of the other 21 (decreases and replacements), 19 passed.

Portage County · November 3, 2026 general election

Tax issues
21

7 from school districts

Asking for new money
11

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

Renewals
10

continue a tax already collected

School districts 7

  1. Aurora City

    New School buildings

    School district · also reaches Summit County

    Bond, $96.2 million · 37 years · from Mar 1, 2027

    Contruct new elementary school & transportation facility & improve school buildings

    $149 a year for each $100,000 of the county auditor’s value

    The county auditor’s estimate, as the ballot states it: 4.26 mills a year on average over the life of the bond. Source: the Portage County Board of Elections’ notice of election.

    For a home the county values at $300,000: $447 a year $400,000: $596 a year $500,000: $745 a year

    Borrows $96.2 million over 37 years, repaid by a property tax levy. Its rate is set each year to meet that year’s payments, so it moves around the estimate, and like any levy approved now it carries none of the state’s rollback credits. Your home’s county value is on your tax bill.

    Building money: kept outside the general fund, so it is not in Aurora City’s budget forecast. Its budget →

    6 earlier tax issues from Aurora City since 2020
    • May 2025 · Property tax, renewal, 5.61 mills — Current expenses — passed 1,628 to 858
    • Nov 2024 · Bond, $136.4 million — Construct, furnish, equip, renovate, rehabilitate, remodel, add to, & otherwise improve school district buildings & facilities, & acquire, clear, equip & otherwise improve their sites — failed 4,726 to 6,200
    • Mar 2024 · Property tax, renewal, 1.5 mills — General permanent improvements — passed 2,307 to 1,373
    • Nov 2023 · Property tax, new, 5.9 mills — Current operating expenses — passed 4,084 to 3,988
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, renewal, 7.33 mills — Current expenses — passed 3,162 to 1,170
    • Mar 2020 · Property tax, renewal, 5.61 mills — Current expenses — passed 2,314 to 775
  2. Crestwood Local

    Renewal School buildings

    School district

    Property tax, 3.5 mills · 5 years · from 2027

    General permanent improvements

    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.

    Building money: kept outside the general fund, so it is not in Crestwood Local’s budget forecast. Its budget →

    4 earlier tax issues from Crestwood Local since 2020
    • Nov 2023 · Property tax, renewal, 3.56 mills — Emergency requirements — passed 2,896 to 2,306
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, renewal, 3.5 mills — General permanent improvements — passed 1,786 to 1,151
    • May 2021 · Income tax, new, 1.25% — Operating expenses — failed 1,403 to 1,948
    • Nov 2020 · Income tax, new, 1.5% — Operating expenses — failed 2,918 to 4,474
  3. Ravenna City

    Renewal School buildings

    School district

    Property tax, 2.9 mills · Continuing · from 2027

    General permanent improvements

    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.

    Building money: kept outside the general fund, so it is not in Ravenna City’s budget forecast. Its budget →

    6 earlier tax issues from Ravenna City since 2020
    • May 2025 · Property tax, new, 5.47 mills — Emergency requirements — passed 1,298 to 1,244
    • Nov 2024 · Property tax, new, 8.31 mills — Emergency requirements — failed 3,975 to 4,716
    • Mar 2024 · Property tax, new, 6.9 mills — Emergency requirements — failed 1,595 to 2,168
    • Nov 2023 · Property tax, new, 6.9 mills — Current expenses — failed 2,511 to 3,481
    • May 2023 · Property tax, new, 6.9 mills — Current expenses — failed 551 to 937
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, renewal, 2.9 mills — General permanent improvements — passed 1,891 to 990
  4. Stow-Munroe Falls City School District

    Renewal Schools

    School district · based in Summit County

    Property tax, 3.17 mills · 5 years · from 2026

    Current 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. Stow-Munroe Falls City School District 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.

    Stow-Munroe Falls City School District’s budget forecast (FY2027 fall) counts no new levy and runs short in FY2029. Its budget →

    5 earlier tax issues from Stow-Munroe Falls City School District since 2020
    • Nov 2024 · Bond, $238 million — Construct, improve, furnish & equip four new PK-3 elementary schools & one new 6-8 middle school; improve, renovate, furnish & equip existing facilities; demolish existing facilities — failed 9,030 to 13,277
    • May 2023 · Property tax, renewal, 6.28 mills — Emergency requirements — passed 2,074 to 1,360
    • Nov 2022 · Property tax, new, 6.93 mills — Emergency requirements — passed 9,295 to 8,276
    • Nov 2020 · Property tax, renewal, 6.53 mills — Emergency requirements — passed 14,630 to 7,918
    • Nov 2020 · Property tax, renewal, 4.61 mills — Emergency requirements — passed 14,979 to 7,515
  5. Streetsboro City

    Renewal Schools

    School district

    Property tax, 5.1 mills · 5 years · from 2027

    Current expenses & general permanent improvements

    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.

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

    7 earlier tax issues from Streetsboro City since 2020
    • May 2026 · Property tax, new, 7 mills — Current expenses — failed 1,804 to 2,452
    • Nov 2025 · Property tax, new, 5 mills — Current expenses — failed 1,189 to 2,085
    • May 2025 · Property tax, new, 5 mills — Current expenses — failed 584 to 1,301
    • Nov 2024 · Property tax, renewal, 3.9 mills — Current expenses — passed 4,469 to 4,134
    • Nov 2024 · Property tax, renewal, 3.5 mills — Current expenses — passed 4,631 to 4,021
    • Nov 2023 · Property tax, renewal, 9 mills — Current operating expenses — passed 3,505 to 2,402
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, renewal, 5.1 mills — Current expenses & general permanent improvements — passed 1,410 to 977
  6. Tallmadge City

    New Schools

    School district · based in Summit County

    Income tax, 1% · Continuing · from Jan 1, 2027

    Current expenses

    $100 a year for every $10,000 of income it taxes

    Paid by the people who live in the district, on their income; the ballot says whether on all of it or on earnings only.

    Tallmadge City’s budget forecast (FY2027 fall) counts a new income tax from FY2027 and runs short in FY2028. Its budget →

    6 earlier tax issues from Tallmadge City since 2020
    • May 2026 · Property tax, new, 5.6 mills — Current expenses — failed 2,761 to 3,275
    • Nov 2025 · Property tax, new, 5.7 mills — Current expenses — failed 1,966 to 3,698
    • Nov 2025 · Property tax, renewal, 7.5 mills — Current expenses — passed 2,913 to 2,767
    • Nov 2024 · Property tax, replacement, 1.25 mills — General permanent improvements — passed 5,578 to 4,769
    • Nov 2023 · Property tax, renewal, 5.61 mills — Emergency requirements — passed 4,700 to 3,287
    • Nov 2023 · Property tax, renewal, 7.4 mills — Current expenses — passed 4,802 to 3,208
  7. West Branch Local

    New School buildings

    School district · based in Mahoning County

    Property tax, 1 mill · 5 years · from 2026

    General permanent improvements

    $35 a year for each $100,000 of the county auditor’s value

    $100,000 × 35% = $35,000 taxed × 1 mills ($1.00 for each $1,000) = $35

    For a home the county values at $150,000: $52.50 a year $200,000: $70 a year $250,000: $87.50 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.

    What would it cost my home? →

    Building money: kept outside the general fund, so it is not in West Branch Local’s budget forecast. Its budget →

    1 earlier tax issue from West Branch Local since 2020
    • Nov 2022 · Income tax, new, 0.5% — School district purposes — failed 2,167 to 3,046

Libraries 1

  1. Stark County Library District

    Renewal and increase Library

    Library · based in Stark County

    Property tax, 2.3 mills · 8 years · from 2027

    Current expenses

    Continues a levy on today’s bill and adds to it: 2.3 mills in all. The ballot states how much of it is new.

The county 2

  1. Portage

    Renewal Mental health

    County

    Property tax, 0.3 mills · 10 years · from 2027

    Current expenses; operate alcohol, drug addiction & mental 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.

    4 earlier tax issues from Portage since 2020
    • May 2026 · Property tax, new, 0.4 mills — Public assistance, human & social services — failed 12,834 to 14,844
    • Nov 2023 · Property tax, replacement, 1 mill — Operate community addiction & mental health service providers of the Mental Health & Recovery Board & acquire, construct, renovate, maintain & operate facilities — passed 34,811 to 21,539
    • Nov 2023 · Property tax, renewal, 2.9 mills — Operate community programs & services authorized by the Board of Developmental Disabilities & acquire, construct, renovate, maintain & operate facilities — passed 37,566 to 17,683
    • Mar 2020 · Property tax, renewal, 0.49 mills — Care, placement & treatment of abused, neglected & dependent children — passed 19,058 to 5,095
  2. Portage County Department of Job & Family Services

    New Children's services

    County

    Property tax, 0.4 mills · 5 years · from 2026

    Public assistance, human or social services, children & adult services & relief

    $14 a year for each $100,000 of the county auditor’s value

    $100,000 × 35% = $35,000 taxed × 0.4 mills ($0.40 for each $1,000) = $14

    For a home the county values at $250,000: $35 a year $300,000: $42 a year $400,000: $56 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.

Cities 3

  1. Aurora

    Renewal Roads

    City

    Property tax, 0.9 mills · 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.

    2 earlier tax issues from Aurora since 2020
    • May 2022 · Property tax, renewal, 1.5 mills — Ambulance equipment or ambulance, paramedic or other emergency medical services by the fire department — passed 2,587 to 688
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, renewal, 0.9 mills — Construct & repair roads & bridges — passed 3,188 to 1,009
  2. Kent

    New Police

    City

    Income tax, 0.25% · from Jan 1, 2027

    Police protection

    $25 a year for every $10,000 of income it taxes

    4 earlier tax issues from Kent since 2020
    • Nov 2025 · Property tax, renewal, 0.73 mills — Fire protection — passed 3,022 to 605
    • Nov 2024 · Property tax, renewal, 1.16 mills — Current expenses — passed 5,842 to 3,101
    • Nov 2020 · Property tax, renewal, 0.73 mills — Maintain & operate a fire station — passed 7,247 to 1,845
    • Mar 2020 · Property tax, renewal, 1.16 mills — Current expenses — passed 2,811 to 728
  3. Ravenna

    New Police, fire & EMS

    City

    Income tax, 0.25% · 30 years · from Jan 1, 2027

    Plan, construct, furnish, equip, improve building facilities for fire station, police station, city hall, & necessary appurtenances

    $25 a year for every $10,000 of income it taxes

    1 earlier tax issue from Ravenna since 2020
    • May 2026 · Income tax, new, 0.25% — Plan, construct, furnish, equip & improve facilities for fire station, police station & city hall — failed 702 to 1,127

Villages 2

  1. Hiram

    Renewal General operating

    Village

    Property tax, 4.4 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. 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 Hiram since 2020
    • Nov 2024 · Property tax, replacement, 2 mills — Emergency medical services — passed 189 to 62
    • May 2021 · Property tax, renewal, 4.4 mills — Current expenses — passed 89 to 15
  2. Mogadore

    Renewal and increase Fire & EMS

    Village · based in Summit County

    Property tax, 4.73 mills · 5 years · from 2027

    Fire protection & EMS

    Continues a levy on today’s bill and adds to it: 4.73 mills in all. The ballot states how much of it is new.

    1 earlier tax issue from Mogadore since 2020
    • May 2022 · Property tax, new, 3.5 mills — Fire protection — passed 516 to 225

Townships 5

  1. Brimfield

    New Fire & EMS

    Township

    Property tax, 1.95 mills · 5 years · from 2026

    Fire protection & EMS

    $68.25 a year for each $100,000 of the county auditor’s value

    $100,000 × 35% = $35,000 taxed × 1.95 mills ($1.95 for each $1,000) = $68.25

    For a home the county values at $250,000: $170.62 a year $300,000: $204.75 a year $400,000: $273 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.

    6 earlier tax issues from Brimfield since 2020
    • May 2025 · Property tax, renewal, 1.9 mills — Streets, roads & bridges — passed 494 to 375
    • May 2025 · Property tax, renewal, 0.95 mills — Streets, roads & bridges — passed 511 to 345
    • Nov 2024 · Property tax, renewal, 1.7 mills — Ambulance service, emergency medical service or both — passed 3,724 to 2,411
    • May 2022 · Property tax, replacement and increase, 3.02 mills — Police & EMS — passed 936 to 928
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, new, 1.95 mills — Police & EMS — failed 873 to 913
    • Nov 2020 · Bond, 1.37 mills and $8.5 million — Renovate & improve fire station — passed 3,198 to 2,991
  2. Deerfield

    Renewal and increase Fire & EMS

    Township

    Property tax, 1.75 mills · 5 years · from 2027

    Fire protection & EMS

    Continues a levy on today’s bill and adds to it: 1.75 mills in all. The ballot states how much of it is new.

    3 earlier tax issues from Deerfield since 2020
    • Nov 2025 · Property tax, replacement, 2.5 mills — Fire protection & EMS — passed 351 to 310
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, renewal, 1.75 mills — Fire & EMS — passed 454 to 127
    • Nov 2020 · Property tax, renewal, 2.5 mills — Fire & EMS — passed 1,033 to 323
  3. Franklin

    Renewal Roads

    Township

    Property tax, 2 mills · 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.

    4 earlier tax issues from Franklin since 2020
    • Nov 2024 · Property tax, replacement and increase, 3.5 mills — Fire protection & EMS — passed 2,116 to 1,085
    • Nov 2023 · Property tax, renewal, 2 mills — Streets, roads & bridges — passed 2,021 to 474
    • Nov 2022 · Property tax, renewal, 0.5 mills — Road & bridge construction & repair — passed 2,079 to 463
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, renewal, 2 mills — Construct & repair road & bridge — passed 726 to 118
  4. Paris

    Renewal Fire & EMS

    Township

    Property tax, 2 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.

    5 earlier tax issues from Paris since 2020
    • Nov 2025 · Property tax, renewal, 2 mills — Fire protection & EMS — passed 181 to 83
    • Mar 2024 · Property tax, renewal, 1 mill — Current expenses — passed 205 to 132
    • Mar 2024 · Property tax, renewal, 2 mills — Streets, roads & bridges — passed 229 to 114
    • May 2022 · Property tax, renewal, 2 mills — Fire protection — passed 214 to 94
    • Nov 2020 · Property tax, renewal, 2 mills — Fire & EMS — passed 628 to 222
  5. Ravenna

    New Fire & EMS

    Township

    Property tax, 4.5 mills · 5 years · from 2027

    Ambulance & EMS

    $157.50 a year for each $100,000 of the county auditor’s value

    $100,000 × 35% = $35,000 taxed × 4.5 mills ($4.50 for each $1,000) = $157.50

    For a home the county values at $250,000: $393.75 a year $300,000: $472.50 a year $400,000: $630 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.

    5 earlier tax issues from Ravenna since 2020
    • Nov 2025 · Property tax, renewal, 3.5 mills — Current expenses — passed 566 to 514
    • Mar 2024 · Property tax, new, 6.1 mills — Fire protection & EMS — passed 972 to 703
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, renewal, 2 mills — Ambulance service, emergency medical service, or both — passed 897 to 261
    • Nov 2020 · Property tax, renewal, 5 mills — Fire & EMS — passed 3,064 to 1,051
    • Nov 2020 · Property tax, renewal, 3.5 mills — Current expenses — passed 2,507 to 1,571

Fire, EMS, parks and other districts 1

  1. Garrettsville Freedom Nelson

    Renewal Fire & EMS

    Fire district

    Property tax, 3.2 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.

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’.