$119M a year, billed to homes and farms
$38.41 per $1,000 of taxable value — 1.34% of appraised value · 36th highest rate of 88
63% to schools · taxable value $3.73B, +33% in three years
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Wayne County
Where Wayne County’s $119M goes
- Schools $75M
- County services $17M
- Fire, police, roads & local services $17M
- Career-technical schools $6M
- Libraries $2M
- Other services $2M
How it was approved
$93M passed by voters · 78%
levies approved at the ballot, in any year
$26M never on a ballot · 22%
inside millage, levied without a vote
Of the $75M to schools, $63M was voted and $12M is unvoted inside millage.
Where these school districts’ money comes from: 51% local taxes, mostly this property tax · 35% the state, from income, sales and cigarette taxes and the lottery · 14% 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 Wayne County
34% of the homes their owners live in, in Wayne County, belong to someone 65 or older — about 11,000 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 Wayne County is under Unpaid & foreclosures →
The school districts in Wayne 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wooster City 23% of the homes here | $1,002 | 300th of 607 | $19,765 |
| Waynedale Local 13% of the homes here | $671 | 303rd of 607 | $20,956 |
| Triway Local 12% of the homes here | $640 | 201st of 607 | $17,367 |
| Chippewa Local 9% of the homes here | $615 | 71st of 607 | $14,932 |
| Orrville City 8% of the homes here | $915 | 329th of 607 | $15,638 |
| Norwayne Local 8% of the homes here | $662 | 107th of 607 | $13,449 |
| Dalton Local 7% of the homes here | $672 | 69th of 607 | $15,063 |
| Green Local 7% of the homes here | $836 | 169th of 607 | $14,458 |
| Northwestern Local 7% of the homes here | $668 | 156th of 607 | $16,559 |
| Rittman Exempted Village 5% of the homes here | $849 | 277th of 607 | $18,150 |
| Hillsdale Local <1% of the homes here · based in Ashland County | $655 | 207th of 607 | $16,200 |
| West Holmes Local <1% of the homes here · based in Holmes County | $575 | 284th of 607 | $17,051 |
| Tuslaw Local <1% of the homes here · based in Stark County | $726 | 125th of 607 | $12,739 |
| Northwest Local <1% of the homes here · based in Stark County | $785 | 76th of 607 | $15,835 |
| East Holmes Local <1% of the homes here · based in Holmes County | $549 | 94th of 607 | $16,033 |
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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 Wayne County
Each has its own page: what a home there pays, who charges it, its levies and ballot, and its schools.
Cities and villages
Apple Creek · Burbank · Creston · Dalton · Doylestown · Fredericksburg · Marshallville · Mount Eaton · Orrville · Rittman · Shreve · Smithville · West Salem · Wooster
Townships
Baughman · Canaan · Chester · Chippewa · Clinton · Congress · East Union · Franklin · Green · Milton · Paint · Plain · Salt Creek · Sugar Creek · Wayne · Wooster
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: Summit · Stark · Holmes · Ashland · Medina
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.