Ohio · County property tax · ACS 2024
Paulding County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Paulding County pays $1,450 a year, an effective rate of 1.03%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,450
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 1.03%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -27%
- vs U.S. average
- #50 of 88
- rank in OH
The verdict
Homeowners in Paulding County pay a median $1,450 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.03%, more affordable than 33% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,450
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.03%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2102 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -27%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($140,800). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Ohio. Population: 18,791. Owner-occupied homes: 6,108.
The median annual property tax in Paulding County is $1,450, which is 49% lower than the Ohio state average and 27% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.03% on a median home value of $140,800. Property taxes represent 2.1% of the median household income in this county.
Paulding County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Paulding County's 1.03% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 33%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Paulding County pay a median annual property tax of $1,450, well below the national median and well below the Ohio state median. On a $140,800 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.03% 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 Paulding County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.1% of the $67,731 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Ohio counties by effective rate
Paulding County ranks #50 of 88 counties in Ohio by effective rate (43% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Paulding 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
Paulding County's effective rate fell 14.9% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 37.2%, leaving the median bill 16.8% higher at $1,450. That rate move is larger than the one in 63% 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 $1,241 to $1,450, a gain of 17%. 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 2,176 of 6,108 owner-occupied homes (35.6%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Both the income and the rate here sit in the third quarter nationally, and the median bill is 2.1% of median household income. Two above-average figures pulling in opposite directions is why the rate on its own is a poor guide.
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 Paulding County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Paulding County homeowners, 2,176 of 6,108 owner-occupied homes (35.6%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 15.8% (963)
- $800 to $1,499 35.6% (2,176)
- $1,500 to $1,999 17.3% (1,059)
- $2,000 to $2,999 18.4% (1,126)
- $3,000 or more 10.6% (646)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
138 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 Paulding County pay about the same bill, a 4% gap.
Paulding County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Paulding County's effective rate is higher than 43% of the 88 counties in Ohio - ranking #50 of 88.
Where Paulding County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.03% more affordable than 33% 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
Paulding County's effective rate runs 21% under the Ohio median and its bill 49% 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 $1,450 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.
Paulding County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Paulding 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 | 2.1% | - | - |
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.
Paulding County is PAR · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Ohio counties.
Paulding County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,450 +4.9% | 1.03% |
| 2023 | $1,382 +1.2% | 1.09% |
| 2022 | $1,365 +6.1% | 1.12% |
| 2021 | $1,287 +3.7% | 1.19% |
| 2020 | $1,241 | 1.21% |
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.
Paulding County: tax-to-income at 2.1%
Counties near Paulding County's effective rate
On effective rate, Paulding County sits nearest Traill County (ND), Barnes County (ND), Bronx County (NY).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Marshall County (WV), Oneida County (ID), Bedford County (PA).
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
Paulding County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 150 of 9,070 returns from Paulding County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,073 - 40% 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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Paulding County rate FAQs
- How does Paulding County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Paulding County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.03% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Paulding County, Ohio?
- The median annual property tax in Paulding County is $1,450, an effective rate of 1.03% on a $140,800 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Paulding County?
- Paulding 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 housing pressure at A (2.08×). 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 percentage of income goes to property taxes in Paulding County?
- Property taxes in Paulding County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.1% of the $67,731 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Paulding County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Paulding County climbed 16.8% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,241 to $1,450, 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 Paulding County's PAR rate
Paulding County's $1,450 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 →
Paulding County ranks #50 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 Paulding 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: 1.03%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,450/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Paulding County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Paulding County (PAR · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR LIGHT
Craven County, NC
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Paulding County at $1,450/yr; rate 0.63% vs Paulding County 1.03%.
Storey County, NV
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Paulding County at $1,450/yr; rate 0.34% vs Paulding County 1.03%.
Clark County, KY
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,451/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.71% vs Paulding County 1.03%.
Comanche County, OK
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,449/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.88% vs Paulding County 1.03%.
Ohio county set
State ACS overview for every published Ohio county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Paulding 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 Paulding County (PAR · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.