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Homestead Exemption

A property tax reduction for qualifying seniors, disabled persons, or surviving spouses.

Types of Homestead

1

Senior Citizen

Seniors (65 years or older) who own and occupy their property are eligible for the Homestead Exemption if they made $41,000 or less of taxable income in 2025. (Social Security income does not count toward this threshold. Spousal taxable income does.)

2

Disabled Person

Totally and permanently disabled persons who own and occupy their property are eligible for the Homestead Exemption if they made $41,000 or less of taxable income in 2025. (Social Security income does not count toward this threshold. Spousal taxable income does.)

3

Disabled Veteran

Veterans who receive a disability rating of 100% or who are compensated at a rate of 100%, and who own and occupy their property are eligible for an enhanced Homestead Exemption. There is no income limit for this type of Homestead Exemption.

4

Surviving Spouse

Surviving spouses of first responders who died in the line of duty, and who own and occupy their property are eligible for an enhanced Homestead Exemption.​

 Surviving spouses of people who applied for and qualified for another type of Homestead may be eligible to continue receiving the benefit.

How does the Homestead Exemption work?​​

The Homestead Exemption is a property tax reduction for qualifying property owners on their primary residence. The way that it works is that a value amount determined by the State of Ohio is exempted from taxation.

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For tax year 2025 (payable in 2026) the amount of value exempted is $29,000. This means that if your primary residence is valued at $200,000, you would pay property taxes at a value of $171,000.

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The amount of value exempted is doubled for disabled veterans and surviving spouses of first responders who were killed in the line of duty.

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