$256M a year, billed to homes and farms
$39.75 per $1,000 of taxable value — 1.39% of appraised value · 30th highest rate of 88
57% to schools · taxable value $7.32B, +37% in three years
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Fairfield County
Where Fairfield County’s $256M goes
- Schools $146M
- Fire, police, roads & local services $52M
- County services $44M
- Career-technical schools $9M
- Libraries $3M
- Parks $1M
How it was approved
$200M passed by voters · 78%
levies approved at the ballot, in any year
$56M never on a ballot · 22%
inside millage, levied without a vote
Of the $146M to schools, $121M was voted and $26M is unvoted inside millage.
Where these school districts’ money comes from: 48% local taxes, mostly this property tax · 41% the state, from income, sales and cigarette taxes and the lottery · 11% 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 Fairfield County
29% of the homes their owners live in, in Fairfield County, belong to someone 65 or older — about 13,000 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 Fairfield County is under Unpaid & foreclosures →
The school districts in Fairfield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pickerington Local 37% of the homes here | $849 | 218th of 607 | $14,756 |
| Lancaster City 20% of the homes here | $704 | 445th of 607 | $16,759 |
| Bloom-Carroll Local 10% of the homes here | $767 | 223rd of 607 | $12,603 |
| Fairfield Union Local 7% of the homes here | $608 | 273rd of 607 | $15,201 |
| Amanda-Clearcreek Local 6% of the homes here | $530 | 495th of 607 | $17,693 |
| Liberty Union-Thurston Local 5% of the homes here | $643 | 308th of 607 | $17,828 |
| Walnut Township Local 5% of the homes here | $678 | 410th of 607 | $23,039 |
| Canal Winchester Local 4% of the homes here · based in Franklin County | $975 | 328th of 607 | $16,552 |
| Berne Union Local 3% of the homes here | $538 | 269th of 607 | $18,784 |
| Southwest Licking Local 1% of the homes here · based in Licking County | $796 | 219th of 607 | $13,216 |
| Teays Valley Local 1% of the homes here · based in Pickaway County | $748 | 183rd of 607 | $14,658 |
| Northern Local <1% of the homes here · based in Perry County | $631 | 297th of 607 | $13,947 |
| Reynoldsburg City <1% of the homes here · based in Franklin County | $832 | 554th of 607 | $16,031 |
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 Fairfield County
Each has its own page: what a home there pays, who charges it, its levies and ballot, and its schools.
Cities and villages
Amanda · Baltimore · Bremen · Carroll · Lancaster · Lithopolis · Millersport · Pickerington · Pleasantville · Rushville · Stoutsville · Sugar Grove · Thurston · West Rushville
Townships
Amanda · Berne · Bloom · Clearcreek · Greenfield · Hocking · Liberty · Madison · Pleasant · Richland · Rush Creek · Violet · Walnut
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: Licking · Perry · Hocking · Pickaway · Franklin
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.