$46M a year, billed to homes and farms
$35.92 per $1,000 of taxable value — 1.26% of appraised value · 51st highest rate of 88
61% to schools · taxable value $1.47B, +38% in three years
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Seneca County
Where Seneca County’s $46M goes
- Schools $28M
- County services $7M
- Fire, police, roads & local services $7M
- Career-technical schools $2M
- Other services $1M
- Libraries $681K
- Parks $647K
How it was approved
$35M passed by voters · 76%
levies approved at the ballot, in any year
$11M never on a ballot · 24%
inside millage, levied without a vote
Of the $28M to schools, $23M was voted and $5M is unvoted inside millage.
Where these school districts’ money comes from: 40% local taxes, mostly this property tax · 44% 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 Seneca County
35% of the homes their owners live in, in Seneca County, belong to someone 65 or older — about 5,700 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 Seneca County is under Unpaid & foreclosures →
The school districts in Seneca 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiffin City Schools 31% of the homes here | $756 | 407th of 607 | $16,660 |
| Seneca East Local 12% of the homes here | $759 | 111th of 607 | $15,962 |
| Hopewell-Loudon Local 11% of the homes here | $730 | 164th of 607 | $14,159 |
| Mohawk Local 8% of the homes here · based in Wyandot County | $575 | 103rd of 607 | $18,451 |
| Old Fort Local 7% of the homes here | $614 | 250th of 607 | $19,661 |
| Fostoria City 7% of the homes here | $1,035 | 578th of 607 | $16,139 |
| Lakota Local 6% of the homes here · based in Sandusky County | $619 | 395th of 607 | $16,511 |
| New Riegel Local 5% of the homes here | $569 | 163rd of 607 | $18,047 |
| Bellevue City 5% of the homes here · based in Huron County | $789 | 177th of 607 | $15,021 |
| Buckeye Central Local 4% of the homes here · based in Crawford County | $621 | 203rd of 607 | $24,335 |
| Clyde-Green Springs Exempted Village 3% of the homes here · based in Sandusky County | $712 | 247th of 607 | $15,824 |
| Carey Exempted Village Schools 1% of the homes here · based in Wyandot County | $647 | 396th of 607 | $15,265 |
| Vanlue Local <1% of the homes here · based in Hancock County | $643 | 519th of 607 | $27,737 |
| Arcadia Local <1% of the homes here · based in Hancock County | $582 | 147th of 607 | $16,105 |
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 Seneca County
Each has its own page: what a home there pays, who charges it, its levies and ballot, and its schools.
Cities and villages
Attica · Bettsville · Bloomville · Fostoria · Green Springs · New Riegel · Republic · Tiffin
Townships
Adams · Big Spring · Bloom · Clinton · Eden · Hopewell · Jackson · Liberty · Loudon · Pleasant · Reed · Scipio · Seneca · Thompson · Venice
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: Huron · Crawford · Wyandot · Hancock · Wood · Sandusky
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.