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Property-Tax Reform in Ohio

Learn more about how property taxes impact local services and the reform efforts already underway:

Video: Understanding Property Tax Reform (5:45 length)
Video: Understanding Property Tax Reform (8:45 length)

A standard-size flyer that provides information about property-tax reform in Ohio. The flyer states that the State of Ohio collects $14 billion in sales taxes each year, $10.5 billion in income taxes, and $24 billion in property taxes. All property taxes collected remain at the local level. Property taxes comprise these percentages of Delaware County school districts and public agencies' budgets: 53% for Buckeye Valley Schools, 56% for Delaware City Schools, 40% for Olentangy Schools, 68% for Big Walnut Schools, 100% of Veterans Services, 78% of SourcePoint, 33% for the District Library, 62% for Developmental Disabilities, 72% for Mental Health, 63% for Preservation Parks, and 58% for Townships. Eliminating property taxes would result in revenue shortfalls of $475.1 million for school districts, $67.3 million for agencies, and $86 million for townships. Property-tax reform that is already happening includes: 1) #1: Limiting the 20-mill floor for school districts to the rate of inflation coupled with an inflation tax credit. Retroactive adjustments to offset tax increases from the 2023 reappraisal start in the second half of 2026. 2) #2: Limiting inside millage to the rate of inflation. This is a historic tax levied for use by local governments for operating expenses and debt service. It is limited to a maximum of 10 mills. 3) #3: Expanding the owner-occupancy credit. Over 4 years, this credit will rise from 2.5% to 15.38%. At the same time, a non-business credit will be eliminated, going from 10% to zero. 4) #4: Future levies will be either new levies or renewal levies, which keep the tax collected at the same amount originally approved. There will be no more replacement levies, which replaced expiring levies but at a higher rate. 5) #5: Emergency levies and substitute levies, often used by school districts, will be replaced with fixed-sum levies that will be limited to true fiscal emergencies with a fixed duration.

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