Ohio · County property tax · ACS 2024
Medina County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Medina County pays $3,560 a year, an effective rate of 1.24%, far above the U.S. average.
- $3,560
- Median tax / yr · Highest-decile bill
- 1.24%
- Effective rate · High rate
- +79%
- vs U.S. average
- #20 of 88
- rank in OH
The verdict
Homeowners in Medina County pay a median $3,560 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.24%, more affordable than 22% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $3,560
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.24%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2456 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +79%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($287,000). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Ohio. Population: 183,660. Owner-occupied homes: 58,653.
The median annual property tax in Medina County is $3,560, which is 26% higher than the Ohio state average and 79% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.24% on a median home value of $287,000. Property taxes represent 3.7% of the median household income in this county.
Why Medina County's ACS bill runs high vs the U.S.
Primary signal
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Medina County pay a median annual property tax of $3,560, far above the national median and well above the Ohio state median. On a $287,000 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.24% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 2
Low among Ohio counties by effective rate
Medina County ranks #20 of 88 counties in Ohio by effective rate (77% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Medina County's 1.24% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 22%).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Medina County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.7% of the $94,968 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Medina 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
Medina County's effective rate fell 14.0% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 39.5%, leaving the median bill 19.9% higher at $3,560. That rate move is larger than the one in 59% 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 $2,968 to $3,560, a gain of 20%. 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: 35,577 of 58,653 owner-occupied homes (60.7%) 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 3.7% 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 Medina County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Medina County homeowners, 35,577 of 58,653 owner-occupied homes (60.7%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 2.9% (1,728)
- $800 to $1,499 6.1% (3,585)
- $1,500 to $1,999 6.5% (3,831)
- $2,000 to $2,999 21.4% (12,568)
- $3,000 or more 60.7% (35,577)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
1,364 homes here (2.3%) 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 Medina County pay about the same bill, a 5% gap.
Medina County's bill vs state & U.S. medians
Median annual bill bars around Medina County's HEAVY ACS 2024 figure.
Medina County's median bill is 26% above the Ohio median and 79% above the U.S. median.
Same rate as Ohio, a larger bill
The effective rate here sits within 5% of the Ohio median, yet the median bill runs 26% above it. When the rate matches and the cheque does not, the difference is in what is being taxed, not how heavily: the same percentage applied to costlier housing produces $3,560 here. That is why comparing counties on rate alone can invert the answer a homeowner actually cares about.
Medina County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Medina County | Ohio Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Highest-decile bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate High rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Heavy income burden | 3.7% | - | - |
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.
Is Medina County's $3,560 median bill appeal-worthy?
At Medina County's $3,560 ACS median (HEAVY), a 10% assessment cut is worth about $356/yr before exemptions. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for Ohio.
Medina County bill trail · HEAVY
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,560 +3.2% | 1.24% |
| 2023 | $3,448 +4.0% | 1.29% |
| 2022 | $3,314 +6.3% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | $3,117 +5.0% | 1.42% |
| 2020 | $2,968 | 1.44% |
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.
Medina County: tax-to-income at 3.7%
Counties near Medina County's median bill
On effective rate, Medina County sits nearest Gratiot County (MI), Ellis County (KS), Brown County (KS).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Montgomery County (VA), Prince George's County (MD), Wilson County (TN).
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
Medina County: only 5% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 5,210 of 95,970 returns from Medina County reported real estate taxes, averaging $6,259 - 34% 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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Medina County bill FAQs
- How does Medina County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Medina County run far above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.24% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Medina County, Ohio?
- The median annual property tax in Medina County is $3,560, an effective rate of 1.24% on a $287,000 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Medina County?
- Medina County, Ohio scores F (29/100) 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- (+$165). 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 Medina County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Medina County climbed 19.9% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $2,968 to $3,560, 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 Medina County?
- Property taxes in Medina County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.7% of the $94,968 median household income.
What to do with Medina County's HEAVY bill
Medina County's $3,560 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
Medina County ranks #20 of 88 Ohio counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Ohio overview →
Nationwide peers by median bill (then rate)
Bill-first peers for Medina County's HEAVY median, then a disjoint out-of-state rate set, not the same-state geography lattice.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 1.24%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $3,560/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Medina County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Medina County (PAR · HEAVY), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR HEAVY
Sherburne County, MN
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Medina County at $3,560/yr; rate 0.99% vs Medina County 1.24%.
Adams County, PA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,561/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.33% vs Medina County 1.24%.
Johnson County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,557/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 1.24% vs Medina County 1.24%.
Cass County, ND
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,564/yr (near-tied bill ABS $4); rate 1.20% vs Medina County 1.24%.
Ohio county set
State ACS overview for every published Ohio county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Medina 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 Medina County (PAR · HEAVY) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.