$93M a year, billed to homes and farms
$38.10 per $1,000 of taxable value — 1.33% of appraised value · 38th highest rate of 88
63% to schools · taxable value $3.07B, +31% in three years
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Erie County
Where Erie County’s $93M goes
- Schools $58M
- Fire, police, roads & local services $16M
- Career-technical schools $8M
- County services $7M
- Other services $2M
- Libraries $929K
How it was approved
$77M passed by voters · 83%
levies approved at the ballot, in any year
$16M never on a ballot · 17%
inside millage, levied without a vote
Of the $58M to schools, $48M was voted and $10M is unvoted inside millage.
Where these school districts’ money comes from: 56% local taxes, mostly this property tax · 28% 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 Erie County
37% of the homes their owners live in, in Erie County, belong to someone 65 or older — about 8,700 homes, give or take 2 points.
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 Erie County is under Unpaid & foreclosures →
The school districts in Erie 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huron City Schools 20% of the homes here | $745 | 98th of 607 | $15,192 |
| Sandusky City 19% of the homes here | $1,032 | 585th of 607 | $19,382 |
| Perkins Local 16% of the homes here | $828 | 340th of 607 | $17,553 |
| Vermilion Local 15% of the homes here | $773 | 318th of 607 | $17,933 |
| Edison Local (formerly Berlin-Milan) 11% of the homes here | $786 | 180th of 607 | $15,343 |
| Margaretta Local 8% of the homes here | $733 | 232nd of 607 | $18,768 |
| Firelands Local 4% of the homes here · based in Lorain County | $794 | 195th of 607 | $14,205 |
| Bellevue City 1% of the homes here · based in Huron County | $797 | 177th of 607 | $15,021 |
| Monroeville Local <1% of the homes here · based in Huron County | $701 | 379th of 607 | $19,116 |
| Western Reserve Local <1% of the homes here · based in Huron County | $545 | 363rd of 607 | $17,308 |
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 Erie County
Each has its own page: what a home there pays, who charges it, its levies and ballot, and its schools.
Cities and villages
Bay View · Berlin Heights · Castalia · Huron · Kelleys Island · Milan · Sandusky
Townships
Berlin · Florence · Groton · Huron · Margaretta · Milan · Oxford · Perkins · Vermilion
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: Lorain · Huron · Sandusky · Ottawa
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.