$88M a year, billed to homes and farms
$39.06 per $1,000 of taxable value — 1.37% of appraised value · 33rd highest rate of 88
64% to schools · taxable value $2.81B, +28% in three years
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Allen County
Where Allen County’s $88M goes
- Schools $56M
- Fire, police, roads & local services $12M
- Other services $8M
- County services $5M
- Career-technical schools $4M
- Parks $2M
- Libraries $98K
How it was approved
$69M passed by voters · 78%
levies approved at the ballot, in any year
$19M never on a ballot · 22%
inside millage, levied without a vote
Of the $56M to schools, $46M was voted and $10M is unvoted inside millage.
Where these school districts’ money comes from: 41% local taxes, mostly this property tax · 43% the state, from income, sales and cigarette taxes and the lottery · 16% federal money and fees. The state’s share is never on a property tax bill. The Schools section has it district by district. Where the money comes from is the state’s split, by the accounting code each district files it under. A district’s bookkeeping can put local money, such as payments from development (TIF) districts, in another column.
Homes and farmland (Class I) at the certified net rates, before the homestead exemption. Commercial property is rated separately.
Homeowners 65 and over in Allen County
37% of the homes their owners live in, in Allen County, belong to someone 65 or older — about 10,000 homes.
Ohio: 33%
Owners who are 65 or older, or disabled, can claim Ohio’s homestead exemption, which takes part of a home’s value off the bill; most must have an income under the state’s limit. From the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–2024 five-year estimates (table B25007, owner-occupied homes by the age of the householder). A survey, so every figure has a margin of error.
What goes unpaid in Allen County is under Unpaid & foreclosures →
The school districts in Allen County
Each has its own page, with the same chapters as this one. The district with the most of the county’s homes comes first; a heading sorts by its column.
| District activate to sort by District | School levies per $100,000 activate to sort by School levies per $100,000 | Test scores activate to sort by Test scores | Spent per student activate to sort by Spent per student |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee Local 23% of the homes here | $952 | 182nd of 607 | $14,366 |
| Elida Local 20% of the homes here | $875 | 342nd of 607 | $13,100 |
| Lima City 12% of the homes here | $839 | 592nd of 607 | $20,479 |
| Bath Local 11% of the homes here | $948 | 87th of 607 | $15,631 |
| Bluffton Exempted Village 9% of the homes here | $635 | 55th of 607 | $12,603 |
| Allen East Local 9% of the homes here | $683 | 406th of 607 | $13,472 |
| Delphos City 7% of the homes here | $553 | 263rd of 607 | $14,585 |
| Spencerville Local 5% of the homes here | $599 | 127th of 607 | $14,806 |
| Perry Local 3% of the homes here | $708 | 464th of 607 | $15,118 |
| Columbus Grove Local 1% of the homes here · based in Putnam County | $561 | 110th of 607 | $15,171 |
| Pandora-Gilboa Local <1% of the homes here · based in Putnam County | $490 | 165th of 607 | $17,666 |
| Waynesfield-Goshen Local <1% of the homes here · based in Auglaize County | $664 | 314th of 607 | $21,080 |
Swipe sideways for more columns.
School levies: what each district’s own levies charge a home its owner lives in, for every $100,000 the county values it at, tax year 2025. Test scores: the Performance Index rank among Ohio’s traditional districts, 2025-26. Spent per student: operating spending over enrolled pupils, 2024-25. Each district’s page says where every figure comes from.
The towns in Allen County
Each has its own page: what a home there pays, who charges it, its levies and ballot, and its schools.
Cities and villages
Beaverdam · Bluffton · Cairo · Delphos · Elida · Harrod · Lafayette · Lima · Spencerville
Townships
Amanda · American · Auglaize · Bath · Jackson · Marion · Monroe · Perry · Richland · Shawnee · Spencer · Sugar Creek
Then your own bill
A county figure is a county figure. Your bill is your own taxing district’s rate on your own value.
Next door, clockwise from the north: Hancock · Hardin · Auglaize · Van Wert · Putnam
This is an estimate built from public records — not tax, legal or financial advice, and not an appraisal. Only your county’s own statement is authoritative about your bill. If you’re thinking of challenging your value, confirm the details with your county’s Board of Revision or a property-tax professional. The full terms.