Ohio · County property tax · ACS 2024
Allen County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Allen County pays $1,847 a year, an effective rate of 1.12%, modestly below the U.S. average.
- $1,847
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 1.12%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -7%
- vs U.S. average
- #32 of 88
- rank in OH
The verdict
Homeowners in Allen County pay a median $1,847 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.12%, more affordable than 27% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,847
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.12%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2279 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -7%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($165,300). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Ohio. Population: 101,348. Owner-occupied homes: 27,952.
The median annual property tax in Allen County is $1,847, which is 35% lower than the Ohio state average and 7% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.12% on a median home value of $165,300. Property taxes represent 2.9% of the median household income in this county.
Allen County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Allen County's 1.12% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 27%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Ohio median
Homeowners in Allen County pay a median annual property tax of $1,847, modestly below the national median and well below the Ohio state median. On a $165,300 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.12% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of Ohio counties by effective rate
Allen County ranks #32 of 88 counties in Ohio by effective rate (64% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Allen County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.9% of the $64,038 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Allen 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
Allen County's effective rate fell 13.7% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 37.4%, leaving the median bill 18.6% higher at $1,847. That rate move is larger than the one in 58% 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 $1,557 to $1,847, a gain of 19%. 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 6,416 of 27,952 owner-occupied homes (23.0%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Earnings are below the national midpoint while the rate is above it, and the median bill equals 2.9% of median household income. The gap between those two positions is the whole story on this page.
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 Allen County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Allen County homeowners, 6,416 of 27,952 owner-occupied homes (23.0%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 15.4% (4,306)
- $800 to $1,499 23.0% (6,416)
- $1,500 to $1,999 14.5% (4,041)
- $2,000 to $2,999 21.3% (5,957)
- $3,000 or more 22.7% (6,334)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
898 homes here (3.2%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Ohio handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Allen County, mortgaged homeowners pay 11% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Allen County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Allen County's effective rate is higher than 64% of the 88 counties in Ohio - ranking #32 of 88.
Where Allen County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.12% more affordable than 27% 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
Allen County's effective rate runs 15% under the Ohio median and its bill 35% 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 $1,847 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.
Allen County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Allen County | Ohio Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 2.9% | - | - |
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.
Allen County is PAR · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Ohio counties.
Allen County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,847 +3.6% | 1.12% |
| 2023 | $1,782 +5.4% | 1.13% |
| 2022 | $1,690 +7.2% | 1.15% |
| 2021 | $1,576 +1.2% | 1.24% |
| 2020 | $1,557 | 1.29% |
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.
Allen County: tax-to-income at 2.9%
Counties near Allen County's effective rate
On effective rate, Allen County sits nearest Sargent County (ND), Hettinger County (ND), Wayne County (NE).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Grundy County (TN), Henry County (VA), Perkins County (NE).
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
Allen County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 1,140 of 47,640 returns from Allen County reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,999 - 32% 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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Allen County rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in Allen County, Ohio?
- The median annual property tax in Allen County is $1,847, an effective rate of 1.12% on a $165,300 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Allen County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Allen County run modestly below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.12% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Allen County?
- Allen County, Ohio scores D (43/100) 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 housing pressure at B- (2.58×). 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 Allen County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Allen County climbed 18.6% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,557 to $1,847, 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 Allen County?
- Property taxes in Allen County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.9% of the $64,038 median household income.
What to do with Allen County's PAR rate
Inside Ohio, Allen County's $1,847 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Ohio overview →
Allen County ranks #32 of 88 Ohio counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Ohio overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Allen County's PAR 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: 1.12%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,847/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Allen County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Allen County (PAR · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR MID
Bonner County, ID
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Allen County at $1,847/yr; rate 0.38% vs Allen County 1.12%.
Floyd County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Allen County at $1,847/yr; rate 0.85% vs Allen County 1.12%.
Cedar County, NE
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,848/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.00% vs Allen County 1.12%.
Frederick County, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,846/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.48% vs Allen County 1.12%.
Ohio county set
State ACS overview for every published Ohio county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Allen County stamps PAR · MID - 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 Allen County (PAR · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.