$108M a year, billed to homes and farms
$45.40 per $1,000 of taxable value — 1.59% of appraised value · 17th highest rate of 88
60% to schools · taxable value $2.80B, +32% in three years
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Richland County
Where Richland County’s $108M goes
- Schools $65M
- County services $18M
- Fire, police, roads & local services $15M
- Libraries $5M
- Career-technical schools $3M
- Other services $2M
How it was approved
$88M passed by voters · 82%
levies approved at the ballot, in any year
$20M never on a ballot · 18%
inside millage, levied without a vote
Of the $65M to schools, $56M was voted and $9M is unvoted inside millage.
Where these school districts’ money comes from: 42% local taxes, mostly this property tax · 45% 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 Richland County
37% of the homes their owners live in, in Richland County, belong to someone 65 or older — about 13,000 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 Richland County is under Unpaid & foreclosures →
The school districts in Richland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington Local 19% of the homes here | $1,090 | 130th of 607 | $14,322 |
| Madison Local 16% of the homes here | $936 | 428th of 607 | $16,951 |
| Mansfield City 16% of the homes here | $1,161 | 580th of 607 | $23,609 |
| Ontario Local 14% of the homes here | $958 | 162nd of 607 | $12,889 |
| Clear Fork Valley Local 11% of the homes here | $573 | 236th of 607 | $14,958 |
| Shelby City 10% of the homes here | $751 | 285th of 607 | $16,268 |
| Crestview Local 5% of the homes here | $621 | 316th of 607 | $17,453 |
| Lucas Local 4% of the homes here | $782 | 210th of 607 | $19,892 |
| Plymouth-Shiloh Local 4% of the homes here | $661 | 334th of 607 | $20,246 |
| Crestline Exempted Village <1% of the homes here · based in Crawford County | $989 | 561st of 607 | $25,427 |
| Galion City <1% of the homes here · based in Crawford County | $738 | 514th of 607 | $16,311 |
| Northmor Local <1% of the homes here · based in Morrow County | $671 | 242nd of 607 | $16,436 |
| Loudonville-Perrysville Exempted Village <1% of the homes here · based in Ashland County | $733 | 257th of 607 | $19,240 |
| South Central Local <1% of the homes here · based in Huron County | $508 | 359th of 607 | $17,258 |
| Buckeye Central Local <1% of the homes here · based in Crawford County | $621 | 203rd of 607 | $24,335 |
| Ashland City <1% of the homes here · based in Ashland County | $746 | 208th of 607 | $13,827 |
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 Richland County
Each has its own page: what a home there pays, who charges it, its levies and ballot, and its schools.
Cities and villages
Bellville · Butler · Lexington · Lucas · Mansfield · Ontario · Shelby · Shiloh
Townships
Bloominggrove · Butler · Cass · Franklin · Jackson · Jefferson · Madison · Mifflin · Monroe · Perry · Plymouth · Sandusky · Sharon · Springfield · Troy · Washington · Weller · Worthington
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: Ashland · Knox · Morrow · Crawford · Huron
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.