$38M a year, billed to homes and farms
$34.18 per $1,000 of taxable value — 1.20% of appraised value · 66th highest rate of 88
63% to schools · taxable value $1.22B, +40% in three years
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Hocking County
Where Hocking County’s $38M goes
- Schools $24M
- County services $8M
- Fire, police, roads & local services $3M
- Career-technical schools $2M
- Other services $1M
How it was approved
$29M passed by voters · 78%
levies approved at the ballot, in any year
$9M never on a ballot · 22%
inside millage, levied without a vote
Of the $24M to schools, $20M was voted and $4M is unvoted inside millage.
Where these school districts’ money comes from: 40% local taxes, mostly this property tax · 44% 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 Hocking County
34% of the homes their owners live in, in Hocking County, belong to someone 65 or older — about 3,100 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 Hocking County is under Unpaid & foreclosures →
The school districts in Hocking 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logan-Hocking Local 83% of the homes here | $641 | 326th of 607 | $18,465 |
| Logan Elm Local 14% of the homes here · based in Pickaway County | $681 | 377th of 607 | $17,120 |
| Nelsonville-York City 2% of the homes here · based in Athens County | $626 | 560th of 607 | $20,329 |
| Berne Union Local <1% of the homes here · based in Fairfield County | $489 | 269th of 607 | $18,784 |
| Southern Local <1% of the homes here · based in Perry County | $526 | 555th of 607 | $26,295 |
| Fairfield Union Local <1% of the homes here · based in Fairfield County | $568 | 273rd of 607 | $15,201 |
| Vinton County Local <1% of the homes here · based in Vinton County | $546 | 454th of 607 | $21,226 |
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 Hocking County
Each has its own page: what a home there pays, who charges it, its levies and ballot, and its schools.
Cities and villages
Laurelville · Logan · Murray City
Townships
Benton · Falls · Good Hope · Green · Laurel · Marion · Perry · Salt Creek · Starr · Ward · 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: Perry · Athens · Vinton · Ross · Pickaway · Fairfield
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.