Ohio · County property tax · ACS 2024
Adams County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Adams County pays $1,356 a year, an effective rate of 0.83%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,356
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.83%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -32%
- vs U.S. average
- #85 of 88
- rank in OH
The verdict
Homeowners in Adams County pay a median $1,356 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.83%, more affordable than 48% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,356
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.83%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1639 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -32%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($164,200). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Ohio. Population: 27,540. Owner-occupied homes: 7,467.
The median annual property tax in Adams County is $1,356, which is 52% lower than the Ohio state average and 32% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.83% on a median home value of $164,200. Property taxes represent 2.7% of the median household income in this county.
Adams County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Adams County's 0.83% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 48%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Adams County pay a median annual property tax of $1,356, well below the national median and far below the Ohio state median. On a $164,200 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.83% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
High among Ohio counties by effective rate
Adams County ranks #85 of 88 counties in Ohio by effective rate (3% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Adams County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.7% of the $50,264 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Adams County as reported to the Census Bureau; your parcel can differ. Not tax, legal, or financial advice: check the county assessor or a qualified professional before decisions that depend on these numbers.
A falling rate took the edge off
Adams County's effective rate fell 17.6% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 42.8%, leaving the median bill 17.7% higher at $1,356. That rate move is larger than the one in 75% of counties, so a good deal of the market's rise never reached the bill.
Effective rate is the published median bill divided by the published median home value, so the two multiply back to the bill exactly; the rate's movement here is derived from those two figures rather than read from the rounded published rate. Both are ACS 5-year survey estimates for the median owner-occupied household, compared across non-overlapping releases. They describe what the Census published, not a local policy, assessment, or exemption change.
How to read this county's bill
Bills rose across 2020-2024, from $1,152 to $1,356, a gain of 18%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 2,342 of 7,467 owner-occupied homes (31.4%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
This county earns in the bottom quarter of the country and taxes above the median rate, so the median bill absorbs 2.7% of median household income. The rate alone understates that; it is the pairing that matters.
The share above is the median annual bill divided by median household income, a ratio of two county-level medians rather than a household-by-household figure.
What Adams County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Adams County homeowners, 2,342 of 7,467 owner-occupied homes (31.4%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 24.2% (1,810)
- $800 to $1,499 31.4% (2,342)
- $1,500 to $1,999 16.5% (1,231)
- $2,000 to $2,999 16.0% (1,191)
- $3,000 or more 9.5% (713)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
180 homes here (2.4%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Ohio handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Adams County pay a substantially higher bill, 38% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Adams County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Adams County's effective rate is higher than 3% of the 88 counties in Ohio - ranking #85 of 88.
Where Adams County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.83% more affordable than 48% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Below Ohio on both measures
Adams County's effective rate runs 37% under the Ohio median and its bill 52% under. Both sitting on the same side means the gap is not a valuation artefact: a county can post a low rate purely because its homes are expensive, but then the bill rises to meet the state. Here it does not, so the $1,356 median bill reflects a genuinely lighter charge than the Ohio norm rather than a different denominator. Compare it against the state page before reading anything into the county rank.
Adams County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Adams County | Ohio Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 2.7% | - | - |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Tax-burden differences across rows reflect millage decisions, assessment-ratio practices, and the residential-vs-commercial mix of each tax base.
Adams County is UNDER · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Ohio counties.
Adams County rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,356 +4.1% | 0.83% |
| 2023 | $1,303 +2.8% | 0.83% |
| 2022 | $1,268 +5.7% | 0.91% |
| 2021 | $1,200 +4.2% | 1.01% |
| 2020 | $1,152 | 1.00% |
Each row is a separate ACS 5-year release, and consecutive releases share four of their five survey years. The percentage beside each bill is therefore movement in the published estimate against the previous release, not a single year's tax change. The two releases largely describe the same households. For change over time, compare releases that do not overlap.
Adams County: tax-to-income at 2.7%
Counties near Adams County's effective rate
On effective rate, Adams County sits nearest Pitt County (NC), Knox County (MO), Douglas County (MN).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Bamberg County (SC), Angelina County (TX), Rock Island County (IL).
How peers are chosen
These are the nearest cross-state matches in the published Census data, not neighboring counties or recommendations. Peers are rebuilt with each data release; see the calculation method.
Similar effective rates
Similar published median-tax changes, 2020–2024
Adams County: only 1% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 160 of 11,200 returns from Adams County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,744 - 38% of those reporters sat in the $100-200k AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
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Adams County rate FAQs
- How does Adams County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Adams County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.83% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Adams County, Ohio?
- The median annual property tax in Adams County is $1,356, an effective rate of 0.83% on a $164,200 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Adams County?
- Adams County, Ohio scores D (47/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is bill size at C+ ($1,356/yr). The score compares published county medians to U.S. percentiles, it is not a personal bill and not advice to buy, sell, appeal, or relocate.
- Are property taxes increasing in Adams County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Adams County climbed 17.7% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,152 to $1,356, a 4-year span. These are survey estimates covering five years each, so this compares the two releases furthest apart rather than consecutive ones, which overlap and would mostly measure the same households twice.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Adams County?
- Property taxes in Adams County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.7% of the $50,264 median household income.
What to do with Adams County's UNDER rate
Adams County's $1,356 median bill sits well below the U.S. median - still size a parcel estimate; local millage and exemptions move the real bill. Estimate your bill →
Adams County ranks #85 of 88 Ohio counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state ACS set. Ohio overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Adams County's UNDER effective rate, then a disjoint out-of-state bill set so the two neighborhoods stay distinct.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 0.83%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,356/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Adams County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Adams County (UNDER · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER LIGHT
Talbot County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Adams County at $1,356/yr; rate 1.16% vs Adams County 0.83%.
Grenada County, MS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,355/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.02% vs Adams County 0.83%.
Payette County, ID
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,357/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.40% vs Adams County 0.83%.
Pike County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,355/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.83% vs Adams County 0.83%.
Ohio county set
State ACS overview for every published Ohio county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Adams County stamps UNDER · LIGHT - how assessed value and millage become the ACS median bill.
Data vintage and method
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Property tax data reflects median amounts paid by homeowners. Effective rates are calculated as median tax divided by median home value.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Adams County (UNDER · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.