$77M a year, billed to homes and farms
$31.79 per $1,000 of taxable value — 1.11% of appraised value · 81st highest rate of 88
69% to schools · taxable value $2.87B, +22% in three years
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Hancock County
Where Hancock County’s $77M goes
- Schools $53M
- County services $13M
- Fire, police, roads & local services $9M
- Parks $2M
- Libraries $684K
- Career-technical schools $121K
How it was approved
$56M passed by voters · 73%
levies approved at the ballot, in any year
$21M never on a ballot · 27%
inside millage, levied without a vote
Of the $53M to schools, $42M was voted and $11M is unvoted inside millage.
Where these school districts’ money comes from: 46% local taxes, mostly this property tax · 40% the state, from income, sales and cigarette taxes and the lottery · 14% 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 Hancock County
32% of the homes their owners live in, in Hancock County, belong to someone 65 or older — about 7,200 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 Hancock County is under Unpaid & foreclosures →
The school districts in Hancock 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Findlay City 44% of the homes here | $754 | 365th of 607 | $16,148 |
| Liberty-Benton Local 12% of the homes here | $835 | 78th of 607 | $11,468 |
| Van Buren Local 11% of the homes here | $693 | 137th of 607 | $14,376 |
| Cory-Rawson Local 7% of the homes here | $631 | 436th of 607 | $21,240 |
| Arlington Local 5% of the homes here | $909 | 142nd of 607 | $13,910 |
| Arcadia Local 5% of the homes here | $674 | 147th of 607 | $16,105 |
| McComb Local 5% of the homes here | $598 | 378th of 607 | $19,159 |
| Riverdale Local 4% of the homes here | $548 | 419th of 607 | $13,383 |
| Vanlue Local 3% of the homes here | $698 | 519th of 607 | $27,737 |
| Fostoria City 2% of the homes here · based in Seneca County | $1,061 | 578th of 607 | $16,139 |
| Ada Exempted Village <1% of the homes here · based in Hardin County | $616 | 173rd of 607 | $16,433 |
| Elmwood Local <1% of the homes here · based in Wood County | $635 | 420th of 607 | $17,184 |
| Hardin Northern Local <1% of the homes here · based in Hardin County | $607 | 225th of 607 | $22,762 |
| Bluffton Exempted Village <1% of the homes here · based in Allen County | $689 | 55th of 607 | $12,603 |
| North Baltimore Local <1% of the homes here · based in Wood County | $691 | 479th of 607 | $20,822 |
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 Hancock County
Each has its own page: what a home there pays, who charges it, its levies and ballot, and its schools.
Cities and villages
Arcadia · Arlington · Benton Ridge · Findlay · Jenera · McComb · Mount Blanchard · Mount Cory · Rawson · Van Buren · Vanlue
Townships
Allen · Amanda · Biglick · Blanchard · Cass · Delaware · Eagle · Jackson · Liberty · Madison · Marion · Orange · Pleasant · Portage · Union · Van Buren · 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: Wood · Seneca · Wyandot · Hardin · Allen · 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.