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Published rate: 10% percent of unpaid current-tax balance
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First-half payment: March 2, 2026 (announced). Second-half payment: July 20, 2026 (announced).
Use the official payment portal: https://treasurer.franklincountyohio.gov/Payments/Online-Payment. Credit card, Debit card, Electronic check/ACH
A 10% penalty applies to the unpaid installment balance after the payment deadline or its authorized extension; half of that penalty is waived if the full tax due is paid within 10 days.
Collection dates for 2025 are:
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First-Half Payments: March 2, 2026
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Second-Half Payments: July 20, 2026
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Any taxes paid after July 20, 2026, will accrue a penalty and interest.
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a penalty of ten per cent shall be charged against the unpaid balance of such half of the current taxes on the duplicate. … If the full amount of the taxes due at either of the times prescribed by division (A) of this section is paid within ten days after such time, the county treasurer shall waive the collection of and the county auditor shall remit one-half of the penalty provided for in that division for failure to make that payment by the prescribed time.
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Credit Card (Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express) … Debit Card … Electronic Check (eCheck)/ACH (Automated Clearing House)
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Credit card processing fee: 2.19% of the total transaction or a minimum of $1.50. … Debit card processing fee: 0.85% of the total transaction or a minimum of $1.50. … There is no processing fee for electronic check. … There is no processing fee for an ACH payment.
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Applications to appeal the valuation of your property for tax year 2026 will accepted from November 20, 2026, until March 31, 2027, by the Franklin County Auditor's Office.
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Applications to appeal the valuation of your property for tax year 2025 has already passed. Applications to appeal the valuation of your property for tax year 2026 will accepted from November 20, 2026, until March 31, 2027, by the Franklin County Auditor's Office.
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Who qualifies for the senior and disabled persons homestead exemption?
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Own and occupy the home as their primary place of residence as of January 1 of the year for which they apply. … Be 65 years of age, or turn 65, by December 31 of the year for which they apply*; or Be totally and permanently disabled as of January 1 of the year for which they apply, as certified by a licensed physician or psychologist; or Be the surviving spouse of a person who was receiving the homestead exemption at the time of death and where the surviving spouse was at least 59 years old on the date of death. … Have a total income (for both applicant and applicant's spouse) that does not exceed the amount set by the law.
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To qualify for the disabled veterans enhanced homestead exemption, a homeowner must meet the following requirements:
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Own and occupy the home as their primary place of residence as of January 1 of the year for which they apply. … Be a veteran of the armed forces of the United States (including the reserve components or the National Guard) who has been discharged or released from active duty in the armed forces under honorable conditions, and who has received a total disability rating or a total disability rating for compensation based on individual un-employability for a service-connected disability or combination of service-connected disabilities.
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Applications for real property must be filed on or before December 31 of the year for which the homestead exemption is sought.
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For the current 2026 application period, the maximum allowed is $41,000 total income in 2025. … Homeowners who received the homestead exemption for tax year 2013, or for tax year 2014 for manufactured or mobile homes, are not subject to the income requirement.
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Due to ongoing system processing errors, some 2025 Real Estate 2nd half tax bills may contain inaccuracies, including erroneously applied penalties or additional charges.
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Franklin County Auditor's Office
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Census survey estimates, 2020–2024. These county medians describe a survey population; they do not establish your home’s correct assessment.
Census home values, Census taxes paid. Last verified 2026-10-24. Rate = median taxes ÷ median home value. Displayed rates are rounded; calculations use the unrounded ratio.
Published appeal window: November 20, 2026 through March 31, 2027.
This window concerns tax year 2026 valuations. The tax year 2025 appeal period has passed.
How to file: Franklin County Auditor’s Office, Board of Revision.
State guidance: Formal valuation complaint to county Board of Revision, generally January 1–March 31.
Official appeal information and filing instructions
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