Ohio · County property tax · ACS 2024
Fulton County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Fulton County pays $2,444 a year, an effective rate of 1.28%, notably higher than the U.S. average.
- $2,444
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 1.28%
- Effective rate · High rate
- +23%
- vs U.S. average
- #16 of 88
- rank in OH
The verdict
Homeowners in Fulton County pay a median $2,444 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.28%, more affordable than 20% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,444
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.28%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2519 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +23%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($191,000). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Ohio. Population: 42,240. Owner-occupied homes: 13,616.
The median annual property tax in Fulton County is $2,444, which is 13% lower than the Ohio state average and 23% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.28% on a median home value of $191,000. Property taxes represent 3.4% of the median household income in this county.
Fulton County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Fulton County's 1.28% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 20%).
Decision signal 2
Low among Ohio counties by effective rate
Fulton County ranks #16 of 88 counties in Ohio by effective rate (82% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill is near the usual comparison points
Homeowners in Fulton County pay a median annual property tax of $2,444, notably higher than the national median and notably lower than the Ohio state median. On a $191,000 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.28% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Fulton County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.4% of the $72,864 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Fulton 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.
Most of the market's rise reached the bill
The effective rate here moved 6.1% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 75% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 36.1%, the median bill rose 27.9% to $2,444: the rate did comparatively little to offset the market.
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 $1,911 to $2,444. 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: 4,743 of 13,616 owner-occupied homes (34.8%) 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.
The rate is in the national top quarter while earnings are only moderately above the midpoint, so the median bill claims 3.4% of median household income. A high rate is affordable only relative to something, and this is what it is relative to here.
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 Fulton County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Fulton County homeowners, 4,743 of 13,616 owner-occupied homes (34.8%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 9.2% (1,254)
- $800 to $1,499 12.6% (1,722)
- $1,500 to $1,999 15.7% (2,133)
- $2,000 to $2,999 24.0% (3,271)
- $3,000 or more 34.8% (4,743)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
493 homes here (3.6%) 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 Fulton County pay about the same bill, a 6% gap.
Fulton County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Fulton County's effective rate is higher than 82% of the 88 counties in Ohio - ranking #16 of 88.
Where Fulton County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.28% more affordable than 20% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
What changed since 2020
The median bill in Fulton County moved from $1,911 in the 2020 release to $2,444 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.
Fulton County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Fulton County | Ohio Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate High rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 3.4% | - | - |
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.
Fulton County is PAR · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Ohio counties.
Fulton County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,444 +4.1% | 1.28% |
| 2023 | $2,348 +6.6% | 1.33% |
| 2022 | $2,202 +12.6% | 1.35% |
| 2021 | $1,955 +2.3% | 1.34% |
| 2020 | $1,911 | 1.36% |
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.
Fulton County: tax-to-income at 3.4%
Counties near Fulton County's effective rate
On effective rate, Fulton County sits nearest Franklin County (NE), Chase County (NE), Roosevelt County (MT).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Mahaska County (IA), Bullitt County (KY), Worth County (MO).
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
Fulton County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 680 of 21,250 returns from Fulton County reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,385 - 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.
Other Counties in Ohio
Fulton County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Fulton County?
- Fulton County, Ohio scores F (35/100) 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 (+$135). 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 Fulton County, Ohio?
- The median annual property tax in Fulton County is $2,444, an effective rate of 1.28% on a $191,000 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Fulton County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Fulton County run notably higher than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.28% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Fulton County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Fulton County jumped 27.9% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,911 to $2,444, 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 Fulton County?
- Property taxes in Fulton County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.4% of the $72,864 median household income.
What to do with Fulton County's PAR rate
At Fulton County's 1.28% effective rate, a $191,000 home implies about $2,444/yr - plug in your own assessed value rather than quoting the county median. Estimate your bill →
Fulton County ranks #16 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 Fulton 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: 1.28%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,444/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Fulton County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Fulton County (PAR · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR MID
McCook County, SD
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Fulton County at $2,444/yr; rate 1.06% vs Fulton County 1.28%.
Haines Borough, AK
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,445/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.83% vs Fulton County 1.28%.
Jefferson County, MT
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,446/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.55% vs Fulton County 1.28%.
Union County, OR
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,446/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.83% vs Fulton County 1.28%.
Ohio county set
State ACS overview for every published Ohio county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Fulton 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 Fulton County (PAR · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.