$28M a year, billed to homes and farms
$37.53 per $1,000 of taxable value — 1.31% of appraised value · 45th highest rate of 88
56% to schools · taxable value $816M, +38% in three years
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Hardin County
Where Hardin County’s $28M goes
- Schools $15M
- County services $5M
- Fire, police, roads & local services $5M
- Career-technical schools $1M
- Other services $618K
- Libraries $207K
How it was approved
$22M passed by voters · 78%
levies approved at the ballot, in any year
$6M never on a ballot · 22%
inside millage, levied without a vote
Of the $15M to schools, $13M was voted and $3M is unvoted inside millage.
Where these school districts’ money comes from: 35% local taxes, mostly this property tax · 47% the state, from income, sales and cigarette taxes and the lottery · 18% 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 Hardin County
32% of the homes their owners live in, in Hardin County, belong to someone 65 or older — about 2,800 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 Hardin County is under Unpaid & foreclosures →
The school districts in Hardin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenton City 32% of the homes here | $801 | 502nd of 607 | $16,254 |
| Ada Exempted Village 16% of the homes here | $606 | 173rd of 607 | $16,433 |
| Upper Scioto Valley Local 15% of the homes here | $600 | 470th of 607 | $17,884 |
| Hardin Northern Local 13% of the homes here | $692 | 225th of 607 | $22,762 |
| Ridgemont Local 13% of the homes here | $685 | 507th of 607 | $18,268 |
| Riverdale Local 7% of the homes here · based in Hancock County | $518 | 419th of 607 | $13,383 |
| Benjamin Logan Local 3% of the homes here · based in Logan County | $574 | 260th of 607 | $13,852 |
| Elgin Local 1% of the homes here · based in Marion County | $588 | 425th of 607 | $15,414 |
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 Hardin County
Each has its own page: what a home there pays, who charges it, its levies and ballot, and its schools.
Cities and villages
Ada · Alger · Dunkirk · Forest · Kenton · McGuffey · Mount Victory · Patterson · Ridgeway
Townships
Blanchard · Buck · Cessna · Dudley · Goshen · Hale · Jackson · Liberty · Lynn · Marion · McDonald · Pleasant · Roundhead · Taylor Creek · 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: Wyandot · Marion · Union · Logan · Auglaize · Allen · Hancock
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.