$613M a year, billed to homes and farms
$51.00 per $1,000 of taxable value — 1.79% of appraised value · 8th highest rate of 88
69% to schools · taxable value $13.59B, +44% in three years
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Delaware County
Where Delaware County’s $613M goes
- Schools $424M
- Fire, police, roads & local services $90M
- County services $39M
- Career-technical schools $20M
- Libraries $17M
- Other services $14M
- Parks $9M
How it was approved
$526M passed by voters · 86%
levies approved at the ballot, in any year
$87M never on a ballot · 14%
inside millage, levied without a vote
Of the $424M to schools, $375M was voted and $49M is unvoted inside millage.
Where these school districts’ money comes from: 65% local taxes, mostly this property tax · 19% 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 Delaware County
26% of the homes their owners live in, in Delaware County, belong to someone 65 or older — about 17,000 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 Delaware County is under Unpaid & foreclosures →
The school districts in Delaware 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olentangy Local 50% of the homes here | $1,366 | 43rd of 607 | $17,263 |
| Big Walnut Local 13% of the homes here | $840 | 133rd of 607 | $15,037 |
| Westerville City 11% of the homes here · based in Franklin County | $1,209 | 279th of 607 | $17,495 |
| Delaware City 10% of the homes here | $1,257 | 267th of 607 | $16,309 |
| Buckeye Valley Local 9% of the homes here | $635 | 93rd of 607 | $18,502 |
| Dublin City 6% of the homes here · based in Franklin County | $1,451 | 109th of 607 | $19,065 |
| Centerburg Local <1% of the homes here · based in Knox County | $544 | 220th of 607 | $14,728 |
| Highland Local <1% of the homes here · based in Morrow County | $621 | 338th of 607 | $15,295 |
| North Union Local <1% of the homes here · based in Union County | $637 | 357th of 607 | $17,599 |
| Johnstown-Monroe Local <1% of the homes here · based in Licking County | $657 | 105th of 607 | $15,442 |
| Elgin Local <1% of the homes here · based in Marion County | $628 | 425th of 607 | $15,414 |
| Northridge Local <1% of the homes here · based in Licking County | $752 | 322nd of 607 | $17,017 |
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 Delaware County
Each has its own page: what a home there pays, who charges it, its levies and ballot, and its schools.
Cities and villages
Ashley · Delaware · Galena · Ostrander · Powell · Shawnee Hills · Sunbury
Townships
Berkshire · Berlin · Brown · Concord · Delaware · Genoa · Harlem · Kingston · Liberty · Marlboro · Orange · Oxford · Porter · Radnor · Scioto · Thompson · Trenton · Troy
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: Morrow · Knox · Licking · Franklin · Union · Marion
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.