Ohio · County property tax · ACS 2024
Tuscarawas County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Tuscarawas County pays $1,962 a year, an effective rate of 1.06%, roughly in line with the U.S. average.
- $1,962
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 1.06%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -2%
- vs U.S. average
- #41 of 88
- rank in OH
The verdict
Homeowners in Tuscarawas County pay a median $1,962 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.06%, more affordable than 31% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,962
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.06%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2165 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -2%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($185,400). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Ohio. Population: 92,385. Owner-occupied homes: 26,507.
The median annual property tax in Tuscarawas County is $1,962, which is 30% lower than the Ohio state average and 2% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.06% on a median home value of $185,400. Property taxes represent 3.0% of the median household income in this county.
Tuscarawas County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Tuscarawas County's 1.06% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 31%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Ohio median
Homeowners in Tuscarawas County pay a median annual property tax of $1,962, roughly in line with the national median and well below the Ohio state median. On a $185,400 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.06% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of Ohio counties by effective rate
Tuscarawas County ranks #41 of 88 counties in Ohio by effective rate (53% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Tuscarawas County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.0% of the $65,044 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Tuscarawas 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 8.1% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 67% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 35.6%, the median bill rose 24.7% to $1,962: 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 $1,574 to $1,962, a gain of 25%. 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: 6,743 of 26,507 owner-occupied homes (25.4%) 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 below the national midpoint while the rate is above it, and the median bill equals 3.0% 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 Tuscarawas County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Tuscarawas County homeowners, 6,743 of 26,507 owner-occupied homes (25.4%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 12.9% (3,428)
- $800 to $1,499 22.2% (5,887)
- $1,500 to $1,999 15.0% (3,969)
- $2,000 to $2,999 22.4% (5,935)
- $3,000 or more 25.4% (6,743)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
545 homes here (2.1%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Ohio handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Tuscarawas County, mortgaged homeowners pay 29% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Tuscarawas County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Tuscarawas County's effective rate is higher than 53% of the 88 counties in Ohio - ranking #41 of 88.
Where Tuscarawas County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.06% more affordable than 31% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
What changed since 2020
The median bill in Tuscarawas County moved from $1,574 in the 2020 release to $1,962 in 2024, a change of about 25%. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates compared across releases that share only one sample year, which is why this page never compares consecutive releases: those overlap in four years of the same households and move mostly on sampling.
Tuscarawas County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Tuscarawas County | Ohio Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 3.0% | - | - |
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.
Tuscarawas County is PAR · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Ohio counties.
Tuscarawas County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,962 +2.7% | 1.06% |
| 2023 | $1,910 +6.0% | 1.08% |
| 2022 | $1,802 +8.0% | 1.10% |
| 2021 | $1,669 +6.0% | 1.15% |
| 2020 | $1,574 | 1.15% |
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.
Tuscarawas County: tax-to-income at 3.0%
Counties near Tuscarawas County's effective rate
On effective rate, Tuscarawas County sits nearest Martin County (NC), Quitman County (MS), Olmsted County (MN).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Delaware County (IA), Hart County (GA), Rogers County (OK).
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
Tuscarawas County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 950 of 44,310 returns from Tuscarawas County reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,578 - 36% 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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Tuscarawas County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Tuscarawas County?
- Tuscarawas 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 housing pressure at C- (2.85×). 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 Tuscarawas County, Ohio?
- The median annual property tax in Tuscarawas County is $1,962, an effective rate of 1.06% on a $185,400 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Tuscarawas County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Tuscarawas County run roughly in line with the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.06% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Tuscarawas County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Tuscarawas County jumped 24.7% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,574 to $1,962, 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 Tuscarawas County?
- Property taxes in Tuscarawas County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.0% of the $65,044 median household income.
What to do with Tuscarawas County's PAR rate
Inside Ohio, Tuscarawas County's $1,962 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Ohio overview →
Tuscarawas County ranks #41 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 Tuscarawas 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: 1.06%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,962/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Tuscarawas County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Tuscarawas County (PAR · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR MID
Clinton County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Tuscarawas County at $1,962/yr; rate 0.93% vs Tuscarawas County 1.06%.
Cherokee County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,963/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.16% vs Tuscarawas County 1.06%.
Greene County, PA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,960/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.27% vs Tuscarawas County 1.06%.
Jessamine County, KY
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,960/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.73% vs Tuscarawas County 1.06%.
Ohio county set
State ACS overview for every published Ohio county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Tuscarawas 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 Tuscarawas County (PAR · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.