Ohio · County property tax · ACS 2024
Belmont County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Belmont County pays $1,469 a year, an effective rate of 0.95%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,469
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.95%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -26%
- vs U.S. average
- #70 of 88
- rank in OH
The verdict
Homeowners in Belmont County pay a median $1,469 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.95%, more affordable than 39% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,469
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.95%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1904 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -26%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($154,900). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Ohio. Population: 65,473. Owner-occupied homes: 20,019.
The median annual property tax in Belmont County is $1,469, which is 48% lower than the Ohio state average and 26% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.95% on a median home value of $154,900. Property taxes represent 2.6% of the median household income in this county.
Belmont County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Belmont County's 0.95% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 39%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Belmont County pay a median annual property tax of $1,469, well below the national median and well below the Ohio state median. On a $154,900 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.95% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
High among Ohio counties by effective rate
Belmont County ranks #70 of 88 counties in Ohio by effective rate (20% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Belmont County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.6% of the $57,017 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Belmont 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
Belmont County's effective rate fell 13.2% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 39.8%, leaving the median bill 21.3% higher at $1,469. That rate move is larger than the one in 55% 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 $1,211 to $1,469, a gain of 21%. 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 6,321 of 20,019 owner-occupied homes (31.6%). 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 2.6% 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 Belmont County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Belmont County homeowners, 6,321 of 20,019 owner-occupied homes (31.6%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 18.9% (3,793)
- $800 to $1,499 31.6% (6,321)
- $1,500 to $1,999 15.6% (3,113)
- $2,000 to $2,999 16.2% (3,240)
- $3,000 or more 16.0% (3,208)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
344 homes here (1.7%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Ohio handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged and non-mortgaged homeowners in Belmont County pay about the same bill, a 7% gap.
Belmont County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Belmont County's effective rate is higher than 20% of the 88 counties in Ohio - ranking #70 of 88.
Where Belmont County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.95% more affordable than 39% 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
Belmont County's effective rate runs 27% under the Ohio median and its bill 48% 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 $1,469 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.
Belmont County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Belmont 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 | 2.6% | - | - |
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.
Belmont County is UNDER · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Ohio counties.
Belmont County rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,469 +3.5% | 0.95% |
| 2023 | $1,420 +3.7% | 0.99% |
| 2022 | $1,369 +9.7% | 1.05% |
| 2021 | $1,248 +3.1% | 1.07% |
| 2020 | $1,211 | 1.09% |
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.
Belmont County: tax-to-income at 2.6%
Counties near Belmont County's effective rate
On effective rate, Belmont County sits nearest Hamilton County (NE), Pemiscot County (MO), Todd County (MN).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Pontotoc County (MS), Schuylkill County (PA), Cherokee County (NC).
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
Belmont County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 500 of 29,720 returns from Belmont County reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,050 - 34% 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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Belmont County rate FAQs
- How does Belmont County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Belmont County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.95% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Belmont County, Ohio?
- The median annual property tax in Belmont County is $1,469, an effective rate of 0.95% on a $154,900 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Belmont County?
- Belmont County, Ohio scores C- (53/100) 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 mortgage premium at B+ (+$100). 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 Belmont County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Belmont County jumped 21.3% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,211 to $1,469, 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 Belmont County?
- Property taxes in Belmont County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.6% of the $57,017 median household income.
What to do with Belmont County's UNDER rate
Belmont County's $1,469 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 →
Belmont County ranks #70 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 Belmont 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: 0.95%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,469/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Belmont County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Belmont County (UNDER · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER LIGHT
DeWitt County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Belmont County at $1,469/yr; rate 0.86% vs Belmont County 0.95%.
Vinton County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Belmont County at $1,469/yr; rate 0.98% vs Belmont County 0.95%.
Wheeler County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,470/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.39% vs Belmont County 0.95%.
Iron County, MI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,467/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.34% vs Belmont County 0.95%.
Ohio county set
State ACS overview for every published Ohio county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Belmont 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 Belmont County (UNDER · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.