$361M a year, billed to homes and farms
$47.61 per $1,000 of taxable value — 1.67% of appraised value · 11th highest rate of 88
58% to schools · taxable value $8.97B, +28% in three years
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Lake County
Where Lake County’s $361M goes
- Schools $211M
- Fire, police, roads & local services $64M
- County services $43M
- Community college $14M
- Parks $13M
- Libraries $8M
- Career-technical schools $4M
- Other services $3M
How it was approved
$302M passed by voters · 84%
levies approved at the ballot, in any year
$59M never on a ballot · 16%
inside millage, levied without a vote
Of the $211M to schools, $179M was voted and $32M is unvoted inside millage.
Where these school districts’ money comes from: 61% local taxes, mostly this property tax · 26% the state, from income, sales and cigarette taxes and the lottery · 13% 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 Lake County
36% of the homes their owners live in, in Lake County, belong to someone 65 or older — about 27,000 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 Lake County is under Unpaid & foreclosures →
The school districts in Lake 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mentor Exempted Village 29% of the homes here | $857 | 146th of 607 | $17,042 |
| Willoughby-Eastlake City 25% of the homes here | $1,208 | 417th of 607 | $17,431 |
| Riverside Local 20% of the homes here | $831 | 251st of 607 | $16,045 |
| Madison Local 7% of the homes here | $768 | 346th of 607 | $13,999 |
| Kirtland Local 6% of the homes here | $983 | 36th of 607 | $17,187 |
| Wickliffe City 4% of the homes here | $1,318 | 485th of 607 | $18,632 |
| Perry Local 4% of the homes here | $547 | 181st of 607 | $19,303 |
| Painesville City Local 3% of the homes here | $984 | 576th of 607 | $17,810 |
| Fairport Harbor Exempted Village 1% of the homes here | $1,113 | 559th of 607 | $16,118 |
| Chardon Local <1% of the homes here · based in Geauga County | $971 | 42nd of 607 | $18,269 |
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 Lake County
Each has its own page: what a home there pays, who charges it, its levies and ballot, and its schools.
Cities and villages
Eastlake · Fairport Harbor · Grand River · Kirtland · Kirtland Hills · Lakeline · Madison · Mentor · Mentor-on-the-Lake · North Perry · Painesville · Perry · Timberlake · Waite Hill · Wickliffe · Willoughby · Willoughby Hills · Willowick
Townships
Concord · Leroy · Madison · Painesville · Perry
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: Ashtabula · Geauga · Cuyahoga
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.