Ohio · County property tax · ACS 2024
Harrison County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Harrison County pays $1,279 a year, an effective rate of 1.05%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,279
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 1.05%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -36%
- vs U.S. average
- #45 of 88
- rank in OH
The verdict
Homeowners in Harrison County pay a median $1,279 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.05%, more affordable than 32% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,279
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.05%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2145 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -36%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($121,500). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Ohio. Population: 14,306. Owner-occupied homes: 4,541.
The median annual property tax in Harrison County is $1,279, which is 55% lower than the Ohio state average and 36% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.05% on a median home value of $121,500. Property taxes represent 2.4% of the median household income in this county.
Harrison County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Harrison County's 1.05% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 32%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Harrison County pay a median annual property tax of $1,279, well below the national median and far below the Ohio state median. On a $121,500 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.05% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Harrison County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.4% of the $54,414 median household income.
Decision signal 4
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has ticked up 4.3%, from $1,226 to $1,279. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Decision signal 5
Near the middle of Ohio counties by effective rate
Harrison County ranks #45 of 88 counties in Ohio by effective rate (49% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Harrison 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.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 31% from $980 to $1,279. 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 fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 1,570 of 4,541 owner-occupied homes (34.6%). 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 2.4% 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 Harrison County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Harrison County homeowners, 1,570 of 4,541 owner-occupied homes (34.6%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 25.2% (1,144)
- $800 to $1,499 34.6% (1,570)
- $1,500 to $1,999 15.0% (679)
- $2,000 to $2,999 11.0% (498)
- $3,000 or more 12.4% (563)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
87 homes here (1.9%) 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 Harrison County pay about the same bill, a 2% gap.
Harrison County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Harrison County's effective rate is higher than 49% of the 88 counties in Ohio - ranking #45 of 88.
Where Harrison County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.05% more affordable than 32% 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 Harrison County moved from $980 in the 2020 release to $1,279 in 2024, a change of about 31%. 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.
Harrison County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Harrison 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 Below-median income burden | 2.4% | - | - |
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.
Harrison County is PAR · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Ohio counties.
Harrison County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,279 +4.3% | 1.05% |
| 2023 | $1,226 +5.6% | 1.04% |
| 2022 | $1,161 +9.4% | 1.03% |
| 2021 | $1,061 +8.3% | 1.04% |
| 2020 | $980 | 0.97% |
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.
Harrison County: tax-to-income at 2.4%
Counties near Harrison County's effective rate
On effective rate, Harrison County sits nearest Gosper County (NE), Platte County (MO), Watonwan County (MN).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Weston County (WY), Ramsey County (MN), Duchesne County (UT).
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
Harrison County: only 1% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 90 of 6,530 returns from Harrison County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,144 - 33% of those reporters sat in the $50-75k 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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Harrison County rate FAQs
- How does Harrison County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Harrison County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.05% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Harrison County, Ohio?
- The median annual property tax in Harrison County is $1,279, an effective rate of 1.05% on a $121,500 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Harrison County?
- Harrison County, Ohio scores C (58/100) 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 A (+$23). 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 Harrison County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Harrison County is recorded at $1,279 in the 2024 5-year release against $980 in 2020. That is a large swing, and it should be read as movement in a survey estimate rather than as a tax change: the median here rests on about 4,541 owner-occupied homes, and swings above 50% are roughly twelve times more common in the smallest counties than in the largest. Treat the two figures as imprecise and check the county assessor for actual rate changes.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Harrison County?
- Property taxes in Harrison County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.4% of the $54,414 median household income.
What to do with Harrison County's PAR rate
Harrison County's $1,279 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 →
Harrison County ranks #45 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 Harrison 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: 1.05%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,279/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Harrison County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Harrison County (PAR · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR LIGHT
Carbon County, WY
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Harrison County at $1,279/yr; rate 0.57% vs Harrison County 1.05%.
Gooding County, ID
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Harrison County at $1,279/yr; rate 0.51% vs Harrison County 1.05%.
Buchanan County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,281/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.77% vs Harrison County 1.05%.
Adair County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,276/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 0.77% vs Harrison County 1.05%.
Ohio county set
State ACS overview for every published Ohio county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Harrison County stamps PAR · 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 Harrison County (PAR · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.