Hocking County, OhioProperty records & tax offices
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Find the right property record
Use the property portal for ownership and assessed value, the collector for a bill or balance, and the map for parcel location. Have the address, owner name, or parcel number ready.
Tax bills & filing dates
These are the dates and qualifications recorded in the directory. Confirm your tax year and current deadline with the official office and your property’s notice.
- Payment deadline
- 2025 real-estate taxes payable in 2026: second-half real-estate and mobile-home taxes due August 7, 2026; official sources reviewed did not publish a first-half 2026 due date.
- Assessment appeal
- January 1–March 31, 2026 for tax year 2025 under Ohio Revised Code §5715.19; file the DTE 1 complaint with the Hocking County Board of Revision through the Auditor.
Exemptions & appeals
View exemption application (opens in a new tab)Exemption filing
December 31, 2026 for the 2026 real-property application; Hocking County describes owner-occupancy applications from January 1 through December 31.
Senior relief
Ohio Homestead Exemption: qualifying homeowners age 65+, permanently and totally disabled homeowners, and eligible surviving spouses may receive a reduction of up to $29,000 of market value for the 2026 application period; the 2026 income limit for new senior/disabled applicants is $41,000 of 2025 Ohio modified adjusted gross income. The owner must own and occupy the home as the principal residence on January 1; enhanced disabled-veteran and public-service-officer surviving-spouse programs have separate rules.
Valuation limits
Hocking County explains that HB 186's Inflation Cap Credit affects the 20-mill school floor beginning with the second half of 2025 payable in 2026, and HB 335 changes inside-millage treatment beginning tax year 2026; these are tax-collection rules, not a general parcel-value cap.
For a valuation appeal, use the appeal date in the tax and filing section above. Keep your notice, supporting evidence, and proof of submission.
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