Ohio · County property tax · ACS 2024
Wood County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Wood County pays $3,059 a year, an effective rate of 1.34%, far above the U.S. average.
- $3,059
- Median tax / yr · High bill
- 1.34%
- Effective rate · High rate
- +53%
- vs U.S. average
- #12 of 88
- rank in OH
The verdict
Homeowners in Wood County pay a median $3,059 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.34%, more affordable than 17% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $3,059
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.34%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2601 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +53%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($227,600). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Ohio. Population: 132,064. Owner-occupied homes: 34,939.
The median annual property tax in Wood County is $3,059, which is 8% higher than the Ohio state average and 53% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.34% on a median home value of $227,600. Property taxes represent 4.1% of the median household income in this county.
Wood County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Wood County's 1.34% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 17%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Wood County pay a median annual property tax of $3,059, far above the national median and modestly above the Ohio state median. On a $227,600 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.34% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Low among Ohio counties by effective rate
Wood County ranks #12 of 88 counties in Ohio by effective rate (86% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Wood County run a bit above the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 4.1% of the $74,216 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Wood 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 10.1% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 59% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 37.6%, the median bill rose 23.6% to $3,059: 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 $2,474 to $3,059, a gain of 24%. 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: 17,358 of 34,939 owner-occupied homes (49.7%) 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.
The rate is in the national top quarter while earnings are only moderately above the midpoint, so the median bill claims 4.1% 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 Wood County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Wood County homeowners, 17,358 of 34,939 owner-occupied homes (49.7%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 7.5% (2,627)
- $800 to $1,499 12.0% (4,206)
- $1,500 to $1,999 10.6% (3,713)
- $2,000 to $2,999 17.8% (6,213)
- $3,000 or more 49.7% (17,358)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
822 homes here (2.4%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Ohio handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Wood County, mortgaged homeowners pay 26% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Wood County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Wood County's effective rate is higher than 86% of the 88 counties in Ohio - ranking #12 of 88.
Where Wood County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.34% more affordable than 17% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Close to the Ohio median on both measures
Rate and bill both land within 10% of the Ohio medians here, which makes Wood County a reasonable stand-in for the state when comparing against counties elsewhere. It also means the county-level figure adds little beyond the state figure for this particular comparison; the $3,059 median bill and the state median tell substantially the same story.
Wood County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Wood County | Ohio Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax High bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate High rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Heavy income burden | 4.1% | - | - |
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.
Wood County's STEEP · HEAVY lane - is an appeal worth running?
On Wood County's published figures (STEEP · HEAVY), a $227,600 median home carries a $3,059 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $306 a year at the same rate. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for Ohio.
Wood County rate trail · STEEP
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,059 +5.1% | 1.34% |
| 2023 | $2,911 +3.0% | 1.36% |
| 2022 | $2,826 +6.1% | 1.39% |
| 2021 | $2,663 +7.6% | 1.50% |
| 2020 | $2,474 | 1.50% |
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.
Wood County: tax takes 4.1% of income
Counties near Wood County's effective rate
On effective rate, Wood County sits nearest Cavalier County (ND), Blaine County (MT), Isabella County (MI).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Wakulla County (FL), Latah County (ID), Putnam County (FL).
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
Wood County: only 4% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 2,720 of 63,430 returns from Wood County reported real estate taxes, averaging $6,555 - 36% 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
Wood County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Wood County?
- Wood County, Ohio scores F (20/100) 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 D (3.07×). 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.
- How does Wood County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Wood County run far above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.34% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Wood County, Ohio?
- The median annual property tax in Wood County is $3,059, an effective rate of 1.34% on a $227,600 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Wood County?
- Property taxes in Wood County run a bit above the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 4.1% of the $74,216 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Wood County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Wood County jumped 23.6% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $2,474 to $3,059, 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 Wood County's STEEP rate
Wood County's $3,059 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
Wood County ranks #12 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 Wood County's STEEP 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: 1.34%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $3,059/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Wood County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Wood County (STEEP · HEAVY), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
STEEP HEAVY
Victoria County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,061/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.46% vs Wood County 1.34%.
Virginia Beach city, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,061/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.80% vs Wood County 1.34%.
Lorain County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,055/yr (near-tied bill ABS $4); rate 1.37% vs Wood County 1.34%.
Lafayette County, WI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,053/yr (near-tied bill ABS $6); rate 1.57% vs Wood County 1.34%.
Ohio county set
State ACS overview for every published Ohio county rate and median bill.
Appeal filing windows
Wood County stamps STEEP · HEAVY - review notice deadlines before quoting the ACS median.
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 Wood County (STEEP · HEAVY) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.