Property Taxes

The Republican candidate for Ohio governor has said he wants to roll back property taxes to pre-pandemic levels, but a progressive think tank said that would mean billions of dollars in cuts.

The levy would've funded free tuition for new high school graduates in Franklin County and given a discount to other county residents.

Dozens of bills to reduce or change property tax laws in Ohio have been introduced and discussed. But only a few have passed, with time running out to consider the rest.

Across Ohio, property taxes support a large part of library budgets.

Schools, local safety services, community services, and libraries depend on property taxes.

Although a petition to ban all property taxes in the state won't be on the ballot this November, the effort has spurred a debate about how Ohio funds school districts.

About 4 million Ohioans live in a township. Most of townships' operational funding comes from property tax — leaving some township leaders concerned about the path forward if it were to be abolished in the state.

The bill was approved overwhelmingly, but even some of those who voted for it raised concerns about the kind of property tax relief it provides to elderly and disabled Ohioans.

The leader of the group collecting signatures said they don't have his goal of 620,000 to submit the amendment to abolish Ohio property taxes.

An amendment to abolish property taxes won’t go before Ohio voters this November. But the group behind that effort is still circulating petitions across the state to try for next year’s ballot.