Ohio · County property tax · ACS 2024
Williams County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Williams County pays $1,577 a year, an effective rate of 1.05%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,577
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 1.05%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -21%
- vs U.S. average
- #45 of 88
- rank in OH
The verdict
Homeowners in Williams County pay a median $1,577 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.05%, more affordable than 32% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,577
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.05%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2145 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 ($150,000). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Ohio. Population: 36,719. Owner-occupied homes: 11,801.
The median annual property tax in Williams County is $1,577, which is 44% lower than the Ohio state average and 21% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.05% on a median home value of $150,000. Property taxes represent 2.6% of the median household income in this county.
Williams County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Williams County's 1.05% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 32%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Ohio median
Homeowners in Williams County pay a median annual property tax of $1,577, notably lower than the national median and well below the Ohio state median. On a $150,000 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.05% 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 Williams County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.6% of the $61,048 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Ohio counties by effective rate
Williams County ranks #45 of 88 counties in Ohio by effective rate (49% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Williams 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.
The rate gave way faster than almost anywhere
Between the 2020 and 2024 releases the median home value in Williams County rose 38.9%, from $108,000 to $150,000. The effective rate fell 20.3% over the same span, a steeper move than in 83% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 10.7%, to $1,577. Where the rate drops this far and the bill rises anyway, what changed is the value the rate is applied to.
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 $1,425 to $1,577, a gain of 11%. 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 3,590 of 11,801 owner-occupied homes (30.4%). 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 2.6% 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 Williams County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Williams County homeowners, 3,590 of 11,801 owner-occupied homes (30.4%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 16.6% (1,959)
- $800 to $1,499 30.4% (3,590)
- $1,500 to $1,999 13.2% (1,557)
- $2,000 to $2,999 20.9% (2,465)
- $3,000 or more 17.0% (2,006)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
224 homes here (1.9%) 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 Williams County pay about the same bill, a 1% gap.
Williams County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Williams County's effective rate is higher than 49% of the 88 counties in Ohio - ranking #45 of 88.
Where Williams County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.05% more affordable than 32% 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
Williams County's effective rate runs 20% under the Ohio median and its bill 44% 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 $1,577 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.
Williams County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Williams 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 Above-median income burden | 2.6% | - | - |
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.
Williams County is PAR · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Ohio counties.
Williams County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,577 -2.9% | 1.05% |
| 2023 | $1,624 +1.1% | 1.16% |
| 2022 | $1,606 +10.2% | 1.23% |
| 2021 | $1,457 +2.2% | 1.31% |
| 2020 | $1,425 | 1.32% |
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.
Williams County: tax-to-income at 2.6%
Counties near Williams County's effective rate
On effective rate, Williams County sits nearest Gosper County (NE), Platte County (MO), Watonwan County (MN).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Saluda County (SC), Bucks County (PA), DeWitt County (TX).
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
Williams County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 340 of 18,180 returns from Williams County reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,132 - 29% 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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Williams County rate FAQs
- How does Williams County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Williams County run notably lower than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.05% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Williams County, Ohio?
- The median annual property tax in Williams County is $1,577, an effective rate of 1.05% on a $150,000 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Williams County?
- Williams County, Ohio scores C- (52/100) 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 (+$13). 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 Williams County?
- Property taxes in Williams County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.6% of the $61,048 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Williams County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Williams County climbed 10.7% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,425 to $1,577, 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 Williams County's PAR rate
Inside Ohio, Williams County's $1,577 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Ohio overview →
Williams County ranks #45 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 Williams 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: 1.05%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,577/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Williams County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Williams County (PAR · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR MID
Robertson County, TN
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Williams County at $1,577/yr; rate 0.47% vs Williams County 1.05%.
Gulf County, FL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,578/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.63% vs Williams County 1.05%.
Reagan County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,579/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.92% vs Williams County 1.05%.
Aurora County, SD
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,574/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 1.04% vs Williams County 1.05%.
Ohio county set
State ACS overview for every published Ohio county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Williams 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 Williams County (PAR · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.