$1.98B a year, billed to homes and farms
$52.94 per $1,000 of taxable value — 1.85% of appraised value · 7th highest rate of 88
63% to schools · taxable value $49.44B, +37% in three years
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Franklin County
Where Franklin County’s $1.98B goes
- Schools $1.25B
- County services $394M
- Fire, police, roads & local services $228M
- Libraries $77M
- Career-technical schools $22M
- Community college $12M
- Parks $3M
How it was approved
$1.69B passed by voters · 86%
levies approved at the ballot, in any year
$287M never on a ballot · 14%
inside millage, levied without a vote
Of the $1.25B to schools, $1.10B was voted and $149M is unvoted inside millage.
Where these school districts’ money comes from: 59% local taxes, mostly this property tax · 24% the state, from income, sales and cigarette taxes and the lottery · 17% 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 Franklin County
28% of the homes their owners live in, in Franklin County, belong to someone 65 or older — about 81,000 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 Franklin County is under Unpaid & foreclosures →
The school districts in Franklin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus City Schools District 31% of the homes here | $1,019 | 597th of 607 | $25,649 |
| South-Western City 10% of the homes here | $785 | 492nd of 607 | $16,173 |
| Hilliard City 10% of the homes here | $1,361 | 216th of 607 | $16,080 |
| Dublin City 8% of the homes here | $1,451 | 109th of 607 | $19,065 |
| Upper Arlington City 7% of the homes here | $1,418 | 38th of 607 | $19,671 |
| Worthington City 7% of the homes here | $1,660 | 150th of 607 | $19,496 |
| Westerville City 6% of the homes here | $1,209 | 279th of 607 | $17,495 |
| Gahanna-Jefferson City 5% of the homes here | $1,138 | 245th of 607 | $16,159 |
| New Albany-Plain Local 3% of the homes here | $1,194 | 31st of 607 | $17,803 |
| Groveport Madison Local 3% of the homes here | $790 | 547th of 607 | $16,505 |
| Bexley City 2% of the homes here | $1,454 | 51st of 607 | $20,934 |
| Reynoldsburg City 2% of the homes here | $866 | 554th of 607 | $16,031 |
| Canal Winchester Local 1% of the homes here | $966 | 328th of 607 | $16,552 |
| Licking Heights Local 1% of the homes here · based in Licking County | $1,083 | 330th of 607 | $13,984 |
| Grandview Heights Schools 1% of the homes here | $1,223 | 25th of 607 | $21,559 |
| Hamilton Local 1% of the homes here | $544 | 490th of 607 | $13,681 |
| Whitehall City 1% of the homes here | $903 | 581st of 607 | $16,088 |
| Madison-Plains Local <1% of the homes here · based in Madison County | $606 | 296th of 607 | $17,565 |
| Pickerington Local <1% of the homes here · based in Fairfield County | $855 | 218th of 607 | $14,756 |
| Olentangy Local <1% of the homes here · based in Delaware County | $1,366 | 43rd of 607 | $17,263 |
| Jonathan Alder Local <1% of the homes here · based in Madison County | $769 | 126th of 607 | $15,022 |
| Teays Valley Local <1% of the homes here · based in Pickaway County | $654 | 183rd of 607 | $14,658 |
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 Franklin County
Each has its own page: what a home there pays, who charges it, its levies and ballot, and its schools.
Cities and villages
Bexley · Brice · Canal Winchester · Columbus · Dublin · Gahanna · Grandview Heights · Grove City · Groveport · Harrisburg · Hilliard · Lockbourne · Marble Cliff · Minerva Park · New Albany · Obetz · Reynoldsburg · Riverlea · Upper Arlington · Urbancrest · Valleyview · Westerville · Whitehall · Worthington
Townships
Blendon · Brown · Clinton · Franklin · Hamilton · Jackson · Jefferson · Madison · Mifflin · Norwich · Perry · Plain · Pleasant · Prairie · Sharon · Truro · Washington
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: Delaware · Licking · Fairfield · Pickaway · Madison · Union
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.