$493M a year, billed to homes and farms
$58.07 per $1,000 of taxable value — 2.03% of appraised value · 3rd highest rate of 88
53% to schools · taxable value $10.90B, +27% in three years
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Lucas County
Where Lucas County’s $493M goes
- Schools $263M
- County services $130M
- Fire, police, roads & local services $65M
- Libraries $25M
- Career-technical schools $7M
- Parks $2M
- Other services $1M
How it was approved
$422M passed by voters · 86%
levies approved at the ballot, in any year
$71M never on a ballot · 14%
inside millage, levied without a vote
Of the $263M to schools, $228M was voted and $35M is unvoted inside millage.
Where these school districts’ money comes from: 50% local taxes, mostly this property tax · 34% 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 Lucas County
34% of the homes their owners live in, in Lucas County, belong to someone 65 or older — about 38,000 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 Lucas County is under Unpaid & foreclosures →
The school districts in Lucas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toledo City 25% of the homes here | $1,193 | 598th of 607 | $22,175 |
| Sylvania Schools 22% of the homes here | $1,067 | 170th of 607 | $15,041 |
| Anthony Wayne Local 17% of the homes here | $799 | 28th of 607 | $14,119 |
| Springfield Local 10% of the homes here | $948 | 461st of 607 | $16,815 |
| Washington Local 9% of the homes here | $1,243 | 530th of 607 | $16,483 |
| Oregon City 7% of the homes here | $956 | 294th of 607 | $16,526 |
| Maumee City 5% of the homes here | $1,249 | 311th of 607 | $18,129 |
| Ottawa Hills Local 3% of the homes here | $2,252 | 11th of 607 | $16,909 |
| Evergreen Local 1% of the homes here · based in Fulton County | $572 | 102nd of 607 | $17,835 |
| Swanton Local 1% of the homes here · based in Fulton County | $659 | 244th of 607 | $16,523 |
| Otsego Local 1% of the homes here · based in Wood County | $597 | 295th of 607 | $14,626 |
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 Lucas County
Each has its own page: what a home there pays, who charges it, its levies and ballot, and its schools.
Cities and villages
Berkey · Harbor View · Holland · Maumee · Oregon · Ottawa Hills · Sylvania · Toledo · Waterville · Whitehouse
Townships
Harding · Jerusalem · Monclova · Providence · Richfield · Spencer · Springfield · Swanton · Sylvania · Washington · Waterville
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: Ottawa · Wood · Henry · Fulton
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.