Ohio · County property tax · ACS 2024
Jackson County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Jackson County pays $1,363 a year, an effective rate of 0.90%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,363
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.90%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -32%
- vs U.S. average
- #80 of 88
- rank in OH
The verdict
Homeowners in Jackson County pay a median $1,363 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.90%, more affordable than 43% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,363
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.90%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1794 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -32%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($150,700). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Ohio. Population: 32,650. Owner-occupied homes: 9,561.
The median annual property tax in Jackson County is $1,363, which is 52% lower than the Ohio state average and 32% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.90% on a median home value of $150,700. Property taxes represent 2.4% of the median household income in this county.
Jackson County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Jackson County's 0.90% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 43%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Jackson County pay a median annual property tax of $1,363, well below the national median and far below the Ohio state median. On a $150,700 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.90% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
High among Ohio counties by effective rate
Jackson County ranks #80 of 88 counties in Ohio by effective rate (9% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Jackson County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.4% of the $57,106 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Jackson 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
Jackson County's effective rate fell 15.4% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 42.7%, leaving the median bill 20.7% higher at $1,363. That rate move is larger than the one in 66% 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 $1,129 to $1,363, 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 3,280 of 9,561 owner-occupied homes (34.3%). 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 2.4% 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 Jackson County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Jackson County homeowners, 3,280 of 9,561 owner-occupied homes (34.3%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 20.0% (1,914)
- $800 to $1,499 34.3% (3,280)
- $1,500 to $1,999 14.0% (1,335)
- $2,000 to $2,999 16.2% (1,549)
- $3,000 or more 10.8% (1,029)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
454 homes here (4.7%) 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 Jackson County pay about the same bill, a 4% gap.
Jackson County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Jackson County's effective rate is higher than 9% of the 88 counties in Ohio - ranking #80 of 88.
Where Jackson County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.90% more affordable than 43% 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
Jackson County's effective rate runs 31% under the Ohio median and its bill 52% 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 $1,363 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.
Jackson County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Jackson 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.
Jackson County is UNDER · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Ohio counties.
Jackson County rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,363 +1.8% | 0.90% |
| 2023 | $1,339 +4.4% | 0.95% |
| 2022 | $1,283 +5.7% | 1.01% |
| 2021 | $1,214 +7.5% | 1.09% |
| 2020 | $1,129 | 1.07% |
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.
Jackson County: tax-to-income at 2.4%
Counties near Jackson County's effective rate
On effective rate, Jackson County sits nearest Bernalillo County (NM), Adams County (MS), Meeker County (MN).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Osceola County (MI), Macomb County (MI), Yalobusha County (MS).
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
Jackson County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 210 of 13,900 returns from Jackson County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,048 - 38% 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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Jackson County rate FAQs
- How does Jackson County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Jackson County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.90% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Jackson County, Ohio?
- The median annual property tax in Jackson County is $1,363, an effective rate of 0.90% on a $150,700 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Jackson County?
- Jackson County, Ohio scores C (57/100) 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- (+$56). 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 Jackson County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Jackson County jumped 20.7% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,129 to $1,363, 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 Jackson County?
- Property taxes in Jackson County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.4% of the $57,106 median household income.
What to do with Jackson County's UNDER rate
Jackson County's $1,363 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 →
Jackson County ranks #80 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 Jackson 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: 0.90%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,363/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Jackson County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Jackson County (UNDER · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER LIGHT
Kent County, DE
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Jackson County at $1,363/yr; rate 0.43% vs Jackson County 0.90%.
Putnam County, TN
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Jackson County at $1,363/yr; rate 0.48% vs Jackson County 0.90%.
Madison County, NC
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,362/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.48% vs Jackson County 0.90%.
Marshall County, IN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,362/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.66% vs Jackson County 0.90%.
Ohio county set
State ACS overview for every published Ohio county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Jackson 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 Jackson County (UNDER · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.