$59M a year, billed to homes and farms
$32.65 per $1,000 of taxable value — 1.14% of appraised value · 77th highest rate of 88
60% to schools · taxable value $2.15B, +32% in three years
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Ross County
Where Ross County’s $59M goes
- Schools $35M
- County services $12M
- Fire, police, roads & local services $7M
- Career-technical schools $3M
- Libraries $2M
- Other services $879K
How it was approved
$47M passed by voters · 79%
levies approved at the ballot, in any year
$12M never on a ballot · 21%
inside millage, levied without a vote
Of the $35M to schools, $29M was voted and $7M is unvoted inside millage.
Where these school districts’ money comes from: 27% local taxes, mostly this property tax · 54% 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 Ross County
35% of the homes their owners live in, in Ross County, belong to someone 65 or older — about 7,200 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 Ross County is under Unpaid & foreclosures →
The school districts in Ross 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chillicothe City 25% of the homes here | $766 | 541st of 607 | $17,047 |
| Union-Scioto Local 17% of the homes here | $593 | 375th of 607 | $13,730 |
| Zane Trace Local 16% of the homes here | $587 | 403rd of 607 | $16,117 |
| Adena Local 12% of the homes here | $553 | 517th of 607 | $14,294 |
| Paint Valley Local 9% of the homes here | $567 | 546th of 607 | $19,517 |
| Southeastern Local 8% of the homes here | $566 | 331st of 607 | $17,468 |
| Huntington Local 7% of the homes here | $554 | 549th of 607 | $19,141 |
| Greenfield Exempted Village 5% of the homes here · based in Highland County | $523 | 394th of 607 | $16,787 |
| Waverly City 1% of the homes here · based in Pike County | $622 | 535th of 607 | $15,837 |
| Miami Trace Local <1% of the homes here · based in Fayette County | $835 | 254th of 607 | $15,569 |
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 Ross County
Each has its own page: what a home there pays, who charges it, its levies and ballot, and its schools.
Cities and villages
Adelphi · Bainbridge · Chillicothe · Clarksburg · Frankfort · Kingston · South Salem
Townships
Buckskin · Colerain · Concord · Deerfield · Franklin · Green · Harrison · Huntington · Jefferson · Liberty · Paint · Paxton · Scioto · Springfield · Twin · Union
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: Pickaway · Hocking · Vinton · Jackson · Pike · Highland · Fayette
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.