$54M a year, billed to homes and farms
$36.03 per $1,000 of taxable value — 1.26% of appraised value · 50th highest rate of 88
59% to schools · taxable value $1.72B, +25% in three years
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Marion County
Where Marion County’s $54M goes
- Schools $32M
- County services $10M
- Fire, police, roads & local services $10M
- Career-technical schools $3M
How it was approved
$42M passed by voters · 78%
levies approved at the ballot, in any year
$12M never on a ballot · 22%
inside millage, levied without a vote
Of the $32M to schools, $26M was voted and $6M is unvoted inside millage.
Where these school districts’ money comes from: 33% local taxes, mostly this property tax · 48% the state, from income, sales and cigarette taxes and the lottery · 19% 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 Marion County
37% of the homes their owners live in, in Marion County, belong to someone 65 or older — about 6,200 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 Marion County is under Unpaid & foreclosures →
The school districts in Marion 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marion City 28% of the homes here | $659 | 575th of 607 | $19,100 |
| River Valley Local 24% of the homes here | $695 | 315th of 607 | $19,081 |
| Pleasant Local 20% of the homes here | $801 | 392nd of 607 | $12,133 |
| Elgin Local 15% of the homes here | $660 | 425th of 607 | $15,414 |
| Ridgedale Local 12% of the homes here | $627 | 526th of 607 | $17,175 |
| Cardington-Lincoln Local 1% of the homes here · based in Morrow County | $584 | 505th of 607 | $17,616 |
| Upper Sandusky Exempted Village 1% of the homes here · based in Wyandot County | $562 | 152nd of 607 | $16,095 |
| Buckeye Valley Local <1% of the homes here · based in Delaware County | $715 | 93rd of 607 | $18,502 |
| Northmor Local <1% of the homes here · based in Morrow County | $772 | 242nd of 607 | $16,436 |
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 Marion County
Each has its own page: what a home there pays, who charges it, its levies and ballot, and its schools.
Cities and villages
Caledonia · Green Camp · La Rue · Marion · Morral · New Bloomington · Prospect · Waldo
Townships
Big Island · Bowling Green · Claridon · Grand Prairie · Grand · Green Camp · Marion · Montgomery · Pleasant · Prospect · Richland · Salt Rock · Scott · Tully · Waldo
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: Crawford · Morrow · Delaware · Union · Hardin · Wyandot
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.