Real Property
How to Calculate your Property Taxes

3 Easy Steps to estimate property taxes for Your Home

Step 1: Estimate the fair market value of your home. For a more accurate result use the market value of your home as set by the County Auditor’s Office. Call 216-443-7092

Step 2: Use your market value of your home and multiply that by your Taxing District's “tax as a % of market” figure (as shown in the table below).

Step 3: The Sum of step 2 is a estimate of your yearly taxes. Please remember there are additional factors that may not be included such as special assessments and Homestead exemption figures.

Voted Tax Rate: The Voted Tax Rate is the total rate approved by the voters in your taxing district for support of your school district, library, municipality, vocational school, community college, metropark system and county-wide services. This rate also includes 10 mills of unvoted taxes guaranteed by the Ohio Constitution.

Effective Tax Rate: The Effective Tax Rate is your tax rate after the tax reduction factor is applied. You are protected from unvoted increases in taxes by Ohio Legislation known as House Bill 920. Passed in 1976, HB 920 reduces your rate as property values in your district increase during triennial reappraisals and updates.

Tax as a percentage of Market: The Tax as a percentage of market is a simple percentage used to estimate total property taxes for a property. Multiply the market value of the the property by the percentage listed for your taxing district. (See below: Tax as a % of Market)

EXAMPLE Taxes for a $100,000 home in:

Cleveland	$100,000 x 1.98% = $1980 annual property tax bill
Parma Heights	$100,000 x 2.09% = $2090 annual property tax bill
Euclid	$100,000 x 2.22% = $2220 annual property tax bill
Lakewood	$100,000 x 2.52% = $2520 annual property tax bill

Additional factors affecting your tax bill:

Special Assessments - charges by your city or county to cover the cost of improvements or services.

Homestead Exemption - a reduction in property taxes available to all senior citizens and disabled homeowners. For more information regarding the Homestead Exemption call 216-443-7050, or see Community Services Web page.

TAXING DISTRICT	Voted Tax Rate	Effective Tax Rate	Tax as a % of Market
BAY VILLAGE	144.35	80.07	2.45%
BEACHWOOD	108.5	59.67	1.83%
BEACHWOOD/WARRENSVILLE	114.7	72.99	2.24%
BEDFORD	101	63.12	1.93%
BEDFORD HTS	101.2	63.32	1.94%
BEDFORD HTS/ORANGE	119.6	72.47	2.22%
BENTLEYVILLE	138.1	74.59	2.28%
BEREA	115.1	70.32	2.15%
BEREA /OLMSTED FALLS	131.1	75.06	2.30%
BRATENAHL	105.2	66.18	2.03%
BRECKSVILLE	108.2	67.05	2.05%
BROADVIEW HTS	109.1	64.83	1.99%
BROADVIEW HTS/N. ROYALTON	90.8	61.29	1.88%
BROOKLYN	76.3	61.15	1.87%
BROOKLYN HTS	55.9	48.17	1.48%
BROOKPARK	102.65	61.95	1.90%
BROOKPARK/CLEVELAND	94.45	56.75	1.74%
CHAGRIN FALLS TWP	130.4	68.34	2.09%
CHAGRIN FALLS VILLAGE	140.8	76.38	2.34%
CLEVELAND HTS.	175.5	95.41	2.92%
CLEVELAND HTS /E. CLEVELAND	130.1	71.21	2.18%
CUYAHOGA HTS	55.9	48.17	1.48%
EAST CLEVELAND	129.9	71.01	2.17%
EUCLID	122.4	72.65	2.22%
FAIRVIEW PARK	130.9	84.75	2.60%
FAIRVIEW PARK/BEREA	109.7	68.78	2.11%
FAIRVIEW PARK/ROCKY RIVER	118.7	73.89	2.26%
GARFIELD HTS	100.5	84.74	2.60%
GARFIELD HTS/CLEVELAND	113	75.37	2.31%
GATES MILLS	113.32	69.60	2.13%
GLENWILLOW	99.2	62.55	1.92%
HIGHLAND HTS	102.92	61.47	1.88%
HUNTING VALLEY	111.7	64.57	1.98%
INDEPENDENCE	56.8	53.39	1.64%
LAKEWOOD	146.2	82.39	2.52%
LINNDALE	92.5	54.87	1.68%
LYNDHURST	133.6	81.46	2.49%
MAPLE HTS	99.5	72.25	2.21%
MAYFIELD  VILLAGE	106.22	61.63	1.89%
MAYFIELD HTS	108.92	67.47	2.07%
MIDDLEBURG HTS	103.35	61.95	1.90%
MORELAND HILLS /C FALLS	136.5	74.44	2.28%
MORELAND HILLS /ORANGE	113.9	66.77	2.04%
NEWBURGH HTS	109.2	68.90	2.11%
NORTH OLMSTED	119.7	75.69	2.32%
N OLMSTED /OLMSTED FALLS	128.1	76.21	2.33%
NORTH RANDALL	115.5	73.17	2.24%
NORTH ROYALTON	89.6	60.79	1.86%
N ROYALTON /BRECKSVILLE	107.9	64.32	1.97%
OAKWOOD	92	54.12	1.66%
OLMSTED TWP	136.4	74.08	2.27%
OLMSTED FALLS	130.6	73.26	2.24%
OLMSTED FALLS/BEREA	113.6	67.52	2.07%
ORANGE	113.7	66.57	2.04%
ORANGE/WARRENSVILLE	117.8	76.09	2.33%
PARMA	92.8	64.71	1.98%
PARMA HTS	95.9	68.39	2.09%
PEPPER PIKE /BEACHWOOD	114	64.74	1.98%
PEPPER PIKE	116.1	68.54	2.10%
RICHMOND HTS	116.2	67.24	2.06%
RICHMOND HTS /S EUCLID-LYND.	139.1	84.26	2.58%
ROCKY RIVER	117.8	73.29	2.24%
SEVEN HILLS	94.9	66.80	2.05%
SHAKER HTS	202.6	101.72	3.12%
SOLON	100	63.20	1.94%
SOLON/ORANGE	110.7	63.41	1.94%
SOUTH EUCLID	137	83.06	2.54%
SOUTH EUCLID /CLEV HTS	177.5	95.61	2.93%
STRONGSVILLE	114.1	66.76	2.04%
UNIVERSITY HTS	175.8	95.71	2.93%
VALLEY VIEW	58.6	49.11	1.50%
WALTON HILLS	88.5	50.62	1.55%
HIGHLAND HILLS	131.4	84.74	2.60%
WARRENSVILLE HTS	120.4	74.47	2.28%
WARRENSVILLE HTS/ORANGE	116.3	64.95	1.99%
WESTLAKE	97	60.97	1.87%
WOODMERE	110.9	63.77	1.95%
CLEVELAND	102.4	64.77	1.98%
CLEVELAND/BEREA	110.6	69.98	2.14%
CLEVELAND/SHAKER	205.4	104.52	3.20%

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