Ohio · County property tax · ACS 2024
Holmes County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Holmes County pays $2,888 a year, an effective rate of 1.08%, well above the U.S. average.
- $2,888
- Median tax / yr · High bill
- 1.08%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- +45%
- vs U.S. average
- #36 of 88
- rank in OH
The verdict
Homeowners in Holmes County pay a median $2,888 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.08%, more affordable than 30% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,888
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.08%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2202 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +45%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($267,700). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Ohio. Population: 44,418. Owner-occupied homes: 10,579.
The median annual property tax in Holmes County is $2,888, which is 2% higher than the Ohio state average and 45% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.08% on a median home value of $267,700. Property taxes represent 3.8% of the median household income in this county.
Holmes County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Holmes County's 1.08% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 30%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Holmes County pay a median annual property tax of $2,888, well above the national median and roughly in line with the Ohio state median. On a $267,700 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.08% 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 Holmes County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.8% of the $76,140 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Ohio counties by effective rate
Holmes County ranks #36 of 88 counties in Ohio by effective rate (59% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Holmes 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.
The rate held while the market moved
Holmes County sits in the quarter of U.S. counties whose effective rate moved least over this span: 3.2% down, against a median home value that rose 19.3%.
A near-steady rate on a moving market passes that movement straight through: the median bill rose 15.5%, from $2,500 to $2,888.
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 $2,500 to $2,888, a gain of 16%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 4,816 of 10,579 owner-occupied homes (45.5%) 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.
Earnings are in the national top quarter and the rate is above the midpoint, so the median bill represents 3.8% of median household income. A headline bill conflates the dollar figure with the proportion; the two come apart here, and the ratio above is the second of them.
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 Holmes County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Holmes County homeowners, 4,816 of 10,579 owner-occupied homes (45.5%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 5.5% (582)
- $800 to $1,499 12.6% (1,329)
- $1,500 to $1,999 9.9% (1,046)
- $2,000 to $2,999 22.6% (2,395)
- $3,000 or more 45.5% (4,816)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
411 homes here (3.9%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Ohio handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Holmes County, mortgaged homeowners actually pay 10% less than those without a mortgage, a mild inversion from the national norm worth cross-checking against the historical table above.
Holmes County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Holmes County's effective rate is higher than 59% of the 88 counties in Ohio - ranking #36 of 88.
Where Holmes County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.08% more affordable than 30% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Same bill as Ohio, a lower rate
The median bill lands within 2% of the Ohio median while the effective rate runs 18% below it. The two offset each other: a gentler rate applied to more valuable housing arrives at roughly the state's own $2,888. A rate ranking would place this county far from the middle; the bill does not.
Holmes County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Holmes County | Ohio Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax High bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Heavy income burden | 3.8% | - | - |
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.
Holmes County is PAR · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Ohio counties.
Holmes County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,888 +3.1% | 1.08% |
| 2023 | $2,802 +4.2% | 1.11% |
| 2022 | $2,688 +3.6% | 1.09% |
| 2021 | $2,595 +3.8% | 1.12% |
| 2020 | $2,500 | 1.11% |
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.
Holmes County: tax-to-income at 3.8%
Counties near Holmes County's effective rate
On effective rate, Holmes County sits nearest McIntosh County (ND), Northampton County (NC), St. Charles County (MO).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Greene County (NY), Lake County (IL), Saline 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
Holmes County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 580 of 18,370 returns from Holmes County reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,916 - 52% of those reporters sat in the $200k+ AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
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Holmes County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Holmes County?
- Holmes County, Ohio scores F (36/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is mortgage premium at A+ ($-308). 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.
- How does Holmes County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Holmes County run well above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.08% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Holmes County, Ohio?
- The median annual property tax in Holmes County is $2,888, an effective rate of 1.08% on a $267,700 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Holmes County?
- Property taxes in Holmes County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.8% of the $76,140 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Holmes County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Holmes County climbed 15.5% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $2,500 to $2,888, 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 to do with Holmes County's PAR rate
Holmes County's $2,888 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
Holmes County ranks #36 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 Holmes 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: 1.08%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,888/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Holmes County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Holmes County (PAR · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR MID
Erath County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,887/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.07% vs Holmes County 1.08%.
Mecklenburg County, NC
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,890/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.71% vs Holmes County 1.08%.
Norfolk city, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,890/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.00% vs Holmes County 1.08%.
Platte County, NE
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,885/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 1.29% vs Holmes County 1.08%.
Ohio county set
State ACS overview for every published Ohio county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Holmes 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 Holmes County (PAR · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.