$257M a year, billed to homes and farms
$41.90 per $1,000 of taxable value — 1.47% of appraised value · 25th highest rate of 88
59% to schools · taxable value $7.55B, +45% in three years
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Licking County
Where Licking County’s $257M goes
- Schools $152M
- Fire, police, roads & local services $50M
- County services $39M
- Career-technical schools $11M
- Parks $2M
- Libraries $2M
How it was approved
$205M passed by voters · 80%
levies approved at the ballot, in any year
$52M never on a ballot · 20%
inside millage, levied without a vote
Of the $152M to schools, $127M was voted and $25M is unvoted inside millage.
Where these school districts’ money comes from: 51% local taxes, mostly this property tax · 35% 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 Licking County
32% of the homes their owners live in, in Licking County, belong to someone 65 or older — about 16,000 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 Licking County is under Unpaid & foreclosures →
The school districts in Licking 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Licking Local 18% of the homes here | $758 | 219th of 607 | $13,216 |
| Newark City 17% of the homes here | $768 | 491st of 607 | $18,266 |
| Granville Exempted Village 12% of the homes here | $1,015 | 20th of 607 | $16,653 |
| Lakewood Local 10% of the homes here | $759 | 374th of 607 | $18,298 |
| Johnstown-Monroe Local 8% of the homes here | $718 | 105th of 607 | $15,442 |
| Northridge Local 7% of the homes here | $785 | 322nd of 607 | $17,017 |
| Licking Heights Local 7% of the homes here | $1,118 | 330th of 607 | $13,984 |
| Licking Valley Local 6% of the homes here | $595 | 381st of 607 | $12,461 |
| Reynoldsburg City 5% of the homes here · based in Franklin County | $838 | 554th of 607 | $16,031 |
| North Fork Local 5% of the homes here | $586 | 455th of 607 | $15,697 |
| Heath City 4% of the homes here | $983 | 145th of 607 | $15,697 |
| Northern Local 1% of the homes here · based in Perry County | $723 | 297th of 607 | $13,947 |
| West Muskingum Local 1% of the homes here · based in Muskingum County | $770 | 270th of 607 | $11,186 |
| River View Local <1% of the homes here · based in Coshocton County | $561 | 421st of 607 | $16,982 |
| East Knox Local <1% of the homes here · based in Knox County | $791 | 432nd of 607 | $16,746 |
| Centerburg Local <1% of the homes here · based in Knox County | $637 | 220th of 607 | $14,728 |
| New Albany-Plain Local <1% of the homes here · based in Franklin County | $1,194 | 31st of 607 | $17,803 |
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 Licking County
Each has its own page: what a home there pays, who charges it, its levies and ballot, and its schools.
Cities and villages
Alexandria · Buckeye Lake · Granville · Gratiot · Hanover · Hartford · Heath · Hebron · Johnstown · Kirkersville · Newark · Pataskala · St. Louisville · Utica
Townships
Bennington · Bowling Green · Burlington · Eden · Etna · Fallsbury · Franklin · Granville · Hanover · Harrison · Hartford · Hopewell · Jersey · Liberty · Licking · Madison · Mary Ann · McKean · Monroe · Newark · Newton · Perry · St. Albans · Union · 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: Knox · Coshocton · Muskingum · Perry · Fairfield · Franklin · Delaware
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.