$37M a year, billed to homes and farms
$31.66 per $1,000 of taxable value — 1.11% of appraised value · 82nd highest rate of 88
60% to schools · taxable value $1.28B, +41% in three years
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Putnam County
Where Putnam County’s $37M goes
- Schools $22M
- County services $8M
- Fire, police, roads & local services $6M
- Career-technical schools $1M
How it was approved
$27M passed by voters · 73%
levies approved at the ballot, in any year
$10M never on a ballot · 27%
inside millage, levied without a vote
Of the $22M to schools, $18M was voted and $5M is unvoted inside millage.
Where these school districts’ money comes from: 41% local taxes, mostly this property tax · 46% 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 Putnam County
33% of the homes their owners live in, in Putnam County, belong to someone 65 or older — about 3,700 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 Putnam County is under Unpaid & foreclosures →
The school districts in Putnam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa-Glandorf Local 25% of the homes here | $701 | 86th of 607 | $14,077 |
| Columbus Grove Local 12% of the homes here | $608 | 110th of 607 | $15,171 |
| Pandora-Gilboa Local 11% of the homes here | $563 | 165th of 607 | $17,666 |
| Kalida Local 11% of the homes here | $537 | 52nd of 607 | $12,950 |
| Ottoville Local 9% of the homes here | $531 | 46th of 607 | $14,636 |
| Continental Local 9% of the homes here | $571 | 153rd of 607 | $18,401 |
| Leipsic Local 9% of the homes here | $600 | 215th of 607 | $14,172 |
| Miller City-New Cleveland Local 7% of the homes here | $560 | 27th of 607 | $16,776 |
| Jennings Local 6% of the homes here | $531 | 139th of 607 | $15,845 |
| Patrick Henry Local <1% of the homes here · based in Henry County | $706 | 140th of 607 | $17,929 |
| Wayne Trace Local <1% of the homes here · based in Paulding County | $453 | 231st of 607 | $18,878 |
| Paulding Exempted Village <1% of the homes here · based in Paulding County | $494 | 323rd of 607 | $17,856 |
| McComb Local <1% of the homes here · based in Hancock County | $485 | 378th of 607 | $19,159 |
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 Putnam County
Each has its own page: what a home there pays, who charges it, its levies and ballot, and its schools.
Cities and villages
Belmore · Cloverdale · Columbus Grove · Continental · Dupont · Fort Jennings · Gilboa · Glandorf · Kalida · Leipsic · Miller City · Ottawa · Ottoville · Pandora · West Leipsic
Townships
Blanchard · Greensburg · Jackson · Jennings · Liberty · Monroe · Monterey · Ottawa · Palmer · Perry · Pleasant · Riley · Sugar Creek · Union · Van Buren
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: Henry · Hancock · Allen · Van Wert · Paulding · Defiance
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.