Ohio · County property tax · ACS 2024
Stark County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Stark County pays $2,402 a year, an effective rate of 1.29%, notably higher than the U.S. average.
- $2,402
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 1.29%
- Effective rate · High rate
- +21%
- vs U.S. average
- #15 of 88
- rank in OH
The verdict
Homeowners in Stark County pay a median $2,402 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.29%, more affordable than 19% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,402
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.29%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2533 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +21%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($186,400). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Ohio. Population: 373,713. Owner-occupied homes: 107,964.
The median annual property tax in Stark County is $2,402, which is 15% lower than the Ohio state average and 21% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.29% on a median home value of $186,400. Property taxes represent 3.5% of the median household income in this county.
Stark County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Stark County's 1.29% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 19%).
Decision signal 2
Low among Ohio counties by effective rate
Stark County ranks #15 of 88 counties in Ohio by effective rate (83% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill is near the usual comparison points
Homeowners in Stark County pay a median annual property tax of $2,402, notably higher than the national median and notably lower than the Ohio state median. On a $186,400 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.29% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Stark County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.5% of the $67,934 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Stark 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.
Most of the market's rise reached the bill
The effective rate here moved 8.7% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 65% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 34.1%, the median bill rose 22.5% to $2,402: the rate did comparatively little to offset the market.
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 $1,961 to $2,402, a gain of 22%. 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: 36,982 of 107,964 owner-occupied homes (34.3%) 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.
The rate is in the national top quarter while earnings are only moderately above the midpoint, so the median bill claims 3.5% of median household income. A high rate is affordable only relative to something, and this is what it is relative to here.
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 Stark County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Stark County homeowners, 36,982 of 107,964 owner-occupied homes (34.3%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 9.7% (10,436)
- $800 to $1,499 16.5% (17,781)
- $1,500 to $1,999 12.8% (13,872)
- $2,000 to $2,999 24.0% (25,947)
- $3,000 or more 34.3% (36,982)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
2,946 homes here (2.7%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Ohio handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Stark County, mortgaged homeowners pay 13% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Stark County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Stark County's effective rate is higher than 83% of the 88 counties in Ohio - ranking #15 of 88.
Where Stark County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.29% more affordable than 19% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Same rate as Ohio, a smaller bill
The effective rate here sits within 2% of the Ohio median, yet the median bill runs 15% below 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 cheaper housing produces $2,402 here. That is why comparing counties on rate alone can invert the answer a homeowner actually cares about.
Stark County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Stark County | Ohio Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate High rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Heavy income burden | 3.5% | - | - |
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.
Stark County is PAR · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Ohio counties.
Stark County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,402 +2.6% | 1.29% |
| 2023 | $2,342 +3.8% | 1.32% |
| 2022 | $2,257 +9.6% | 1.37% |
| 2021 | $2,060 +5.0% | 1.41% |
| 2020 | $1,961 | 1.41% |
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.
Stark County: tax-to-income at 3.5%
Counties near Stark County's effective rate
On effective rate, Stark County sits nearest Platte County (NE), Keya Paha County (NE), Harlan County (NE).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Bear Lake County (ID), Sublette County (WY), Fayette County (GA).
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
Stark County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 6,280 of 184,690 returns from Stark County reported real estate taxes, averaging $5,911 - 32% 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.
Other Counties in Ohio
Stark County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Stark County?
- Stark County, Ohio scores F (31/100) 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 C (2.74×). 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 is the average property tax in Stark County, Ohio?
- The median annual property tax in Stark County is $2,402, an effective rate of 1.29% on a $186,400 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Stark County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Stark County run notably higher than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.29% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Stark County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Stark County jumped 22.5% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,961 to $2,402, 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 Stark County?
- Property taxes in Stark County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.5% of the $67,934 median household income.
What to do with Stark County's PAR rate
At Stark County's 1.29% effective rate, a $186,400 home implies about $2,402/yr - plug in your own assessed value rather than quoting the county median. Estimate your bill →
Stark County ranks #15 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 Stark 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: 1.29%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,402/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Stark County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Stark County (PAR · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR MID
Gosper County, NE
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,403/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.05% vs Stark County 1.29%.
Adams County, WI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,407/yr (near-tied bill ABS $5); rate 1.20% vs Stark County 1.29%.
Hamilton County, NE
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,407/yr (near-tied bill ABS $5); rate 0.95% vs Stark County 1.29%.
Leon County, FL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,397/yr (near-tied bill ABS $5); rate 0.79% vs Stark County 1.29%.
Ohio county set
State ACS overview for every published Ohio county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Stark 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 Stark County (PAR · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.