$430M a year, billed to homes and farms
$43.63 per $1,000 of taxable value — 1.53% of appraised value · 19th highest rate of 88
59% to schools · taxable value $12.39B, +34% in three years
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Stark County
Where Stark County’s $430M goes
- Schools $252M
- Fire, police, roads & local services $85M
- County services $74M
- Libraries $12M
- Parks $5M
- Career-technical schools $3M
How it was approved
$345M passed by voters · 80%
levies approved at the ballot, in any year
$85M never on a ballot · 20%
inside millage, levied without a vote
Of the $252M to schools, $206M was voted and $46M is unvoted inside millage.
Where these school districts’ money comes from: 45% local taxes, mostly this property tax · 40% the state, from income, sales and cigarette taxes and the lottery · 15% 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 Stark County
36% of the homes their owners live in, in Stark County, belong to someone 65 or older — about 39,000 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 Stark County is under Unpaid & foreclosures →
The school districts in Stark 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Local 17% of the homes here | $833 | 63rd of 607 | $13,065 |
| Plain Local 14% of the homes here | $681 | 200th of 607 | $12,717 |
| North Canton City 10% of the homes here | $1,041 | 75th of 607 | $14,874 |
| Perry Local 8% of the homes here | $959 | 144th of 607 | $14,087 |
| Lake Local 7% of the homes here | $1,065 | 62nd of 607 | $12,584 |
| Canton City 7% of the homes here | $1,027 | 587th of 607 | $22,305 |
| Louisville City 5% of the homes here | $922 | 175th of 607 | $13,485 |
| Massillon City 5% of the homes here | $1,078 | 553rd of 607 | $14,635 |
| Marlington Local 5% of the homes here | $592 | 275th of 607 | $16,455 |
| Northwest Local 4% of the homes here | $769 | 76th of 607 | $15,835 |
| Tuslaw Local 4% of the homes here | $691 | 125th of 607 | $12,739 |
| Fairless Local 3% of the homes here | $755 | 376th of 607 | $15,938 |
| Canton Local 3% of the homes here | $722 | 356th of 607 | $19,576 |
| Alliance City 3% of the homes here | $765 | 557th of 607 | $19,077 |
| Osnaburg Local 2% of the homes here | $609 | 437th of 607 | $13,917 |
| Minerva Local 2% of the homes here | $753 | 261st of 607 | $14,473 |
| Sandy Valley Local 1% of the homes here | $727 | 390th of 607 | $15,605 |
| Tuscarawas Valley Local <1% of the homes here · based in Tuscarawas County | $908 | 214th of 607 | $14,859 |
| Brown Local <1% of the homes here · based in Carroll County | $865 | 409th of 607 | $19,606 |
| Waynedale Local <1% of the homes here · based in Wayne County | $649 | 303rd of 607 | $20,956 |
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 Stark County
Each has its own page: what a home there pays, who charges it, its levies and ballot, and its schools.
Cities and villages
Alliance · Beach City · Brewster · Canal Fulton · Canton · East Canton · East Sparta · Hartville · Hills and Dales · Louisville · Magnolia · Massillon · Meyers Lake · Minerva · Navarre · North Canton · Waynesburg · Wilmot
Townships
Bethlehem · Canton · Jackson · Lake · Lawrence · Lexington · Marlboro · Nimishillen · Osnaburg · Paris · Perry · Pike · Plain · Sandy · Sugarcreek · Tuscarawas · Washington
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: Portage · Mahoning · Columbiana · Carroll · Tuscarawas · Holmes · Wayne · Summit
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.