Ohio · County property tax · ACS 2024
Clermont County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Clermont County pays $3,333 a year, an effective rate of 1.25%, far above the U.S. average.
- $3,333
- Median tax / yr · High bill
- 1.25%
- Effective rate · High rate
- +67%
- vs U.S. average
- #19 of 88
- rank in OH
The verdict
Homeowners in Clermont County pay a median $3,333 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.25%, more affordable than 21% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $3,333
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.25%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2467 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +67%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($266,200). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Ohio. Population: 211,181. Owner-occupied homes: 62,567.
The median annual property tax in Clermont County is $3,333, which is 18% higher than the Ohio state average and 67% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.25% on a median home value of $266,200. Property taxes represent 3.9% of the median household income in this county.
Clermont County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Clermont County's 1.25% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 21%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Clermont County pay a median annual property tax of $3,333, far above the national median and notably higher than the Ohio state median. On a $266,200 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.25% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Low among Ohio counties by effective rate
Clermont County ranks #19 of 88 counties in Ohio by effective rate (78% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Clermont County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.9% of the $85,510 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Clermont 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
Clermont County's effective rate fell 14.2% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 49.0%, leaving the median bill 27.8% higher at $3,333. That rate move is larger than the one in 60% 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
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 28% from $2,608 to $3,333. These ACS medians describe the reported change; they do not identify whether a levy, assessment, home value, or change in the responding households caused it.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 34,061 of 62,567 owner-occupied homes (54.4%) report annual real-estate taxes above $3,000. That band has no upper edge in the source, so the county median understates the burden carried by the plurality rather than describing it.
Both figures are in the national top quarter, and the median bill still equals only 3.9% of median household income. A high rate on high earnings produces a large dollar figure, and only the dollar figure tends to get quoted; the ratio above is the other half.
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 Clermont County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Clermont County homeowners, 34,061 of 62,567 owner-occupied homes (54.4%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 7.1% (4,439)
- $800 to $1,499 8.7% (5,463)
- $1,500 to $1,999 8.7% (5,423)
- $2,000 to $2,999 18.6% (11,662)
- $3,000 or more 54.4% (34,061)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
1,519 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
In Clermont County, mortgaged homeowners pay 20% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Clermont County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Clermont County's effective rate is higher than 78% of the 88 counties in Ohio - ranking #19 of 88.
Where Clermont County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.25% more affordable than 21% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
What changed since 2020
The median bill in Clermont County moved from $2,608 in the 2020 release to $3,333 in 2024, a change of about 28%. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates compared across releases that share only one sample year, which is why this page never compares consecutive releases: those overlap in four years of the same households and move mostly on sampling.
Clermont County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Clermont County | Ohio Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax High bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate High rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Heavy income burden | 3.9% | - | - |
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.
Clermont County is PAR · HEAVY on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Ohio counties.
Clermont County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,333 +6.1% | 1.25% |
| 2023 | $3,141 +6.9% | 1.28% |
| 2022 | $2,939 +8.0% | 1.31% |
| 2021 | $2,722 +4.4% | 1.43% |
| 2020 | $2,608 | 1.46% |
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.
Clermont County: tax-to-income at 3.9%
Counties near Clermont County's effective rate
On effective rate, Clermont County sits nearest Thomas County (NE), Howard County (IA), Sumter County (GA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Burleson County (TX), Jones County (IA), Kauai County (HI).
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
Clermont County: only 5% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 4,690 of 102,930 returns from Clermont County reported real estate taxes, averaging $6,129 - 35% 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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Clermont County rate FAQs
- How does Clermont County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Clermont County run far above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.25% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Clermont County?
- Clermont County, Ohio scores F (21/100) 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 D (3.11×). 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.
- What is the average property tax in Clermont County, Ohio?
- The median annual property tax in Clermont County is $3,333, an effective rate of 1.25% on a $266,200 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- Are property taxes increasing in Clermont County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Clermont County jumped 27.8% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $2,608 to $3,333, 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 Clermont County?
- Property taxes in Clermont County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.9% of the $85,510 median household income.
What to do with Clermont County's PAR rate
Clermont County's $3,333 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
Clermont County ranks #19 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 Clermont 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: 1.25%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $3,333/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Clermont County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Clermont County (PAR · HEAVY), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR HEAVY
St. Louis County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,335/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.20% vs Clermont County 1.25%.
Nueces County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,330/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 1.59% vs Clermont County 1.25%.
Lincoln County, OR
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,322/yr (near-tied bill ABS $11); rate 0.81% vs Clermont County 1.25%.
Martin County, FL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,322/yr (near-tied bill ABS $11); rate 0.77% vs Clermont County 1.25%.
Ohio county set
State ACS overview for every published Ohio county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Clermont County stamps PAR · HEAVY - 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 Clermont County (PAR · HEAVY) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.