Senior or disabled homeowner homestead exemption
Who may qualify
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Second half, tax year 2025: (announced)
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First half, tax year 2025: February 27, 2026 (announced). Second half, tax year 2025: July 31, 2026 (announced).
Use the official payment portal: https://fiscaloffice.summitoh.net/online-tax-payments. Credit card, Debit card, Electronic check
March 31, 2026. Summit County Board of Revision, 1180 S. Main St., Suite 250, Akron, OH 44301, or its Smartfile system.
First-half unpaid taxes incur 10%. After the second-half deadline, another 10% applies to unpaid current taxes, including first-half taxes and penalty.
first half 2025 real estate taxes are due on Friday, February 27, 2026
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The closing date for payment will be Friday, July 31, 2026
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Penalties are 10% of the unpaid taxes for first half. If the tax bill is not paid by the second half due date, the total amount of unpaid current taxes is subject to another 10% penalty. This means that first half taxes and penalty are subject to the second half 10% penalty.
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the deadline to file a complaint against the valuation of real property is Tuesday, March 31, 2026.
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Must be age 65 by December 31 of the calendar year for which the exemption is sought. Homeowners who are permanently and totally disabled Must own your home or manufactured home and claim as primary place of residence as of January 1 in year of application.
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The original application and any subsequent application, including any late application, shall be in the form of a signed statement and shall be filed on or before the thirty-first day of December of the year for which the reduction is sought.
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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 deadline: March 31, 2026 (announced). This date has passed; check the official office for the current cycle.
How to file: Summit County Board of Revision, 1180 S. Main St., Suite 250, Akron, OH 44301, or its Smartfile system.
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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