Property Tax Bill Changes You Should Know About

MEDINA COUNTY, OHIO – Medina County Treasurer John Burke has announced Medina County property owners should be aware of several changes that could affect their 1st half property tax bill and method of payment. 

If you mail your property tax payment by United States Postal Service, be aware that there is a new USPS rule as of December 2025. The USPS has limited mail pick-ups to once a day and will postmark mail at the regional Post Offices. That means a postmark date may not reflect when the mailed piece was placed in the mail.

“We rely on the postmark to verify if tax payments are mailed by the due date, so this change by the USPS could cause taxpayers who mail their payment on the due date of February 27th to be late. We recommend taxpayers should consider mailing payments early or walking into your local Post Office retail counter and ask them to hand-stamp the postmark that same day,” Burke said.

Burke reflected that many government offices have the same postmark concerns, such as the County Board of Revision (BOR) which hears property owner appeals on their property value. BOR application forms must be postmarked or physically in the County Auditor’s Office by the deadline of March 31st.

Other alternative ways to pay property taxes include online at the County Treasurer website at www.medinacountytreasurer.com,  by phone at 1.888.607.8389, or in person at the Treasurer’s Office. There are also 24-hour drop boxes at the Treasurer’s Office, Brunswick City Hall, Wadsworth City Hall and Lodi Library.
 
Treasurer Burke also noted that in December 2025, the Ohio Legislature enacted changes affecting property taxes. Only one of these changes affect the 1st half property taxes that were recently mailed. Taxpayers qualified for Homestead exemption will see their tax reduction doubled. This will affect approximately 11,500 homeowners out of 67,700 in Medina County.
 
Treasurer Burke said that the amount of the homestead tax reduction will vary for each qualified homeowner according to their taxing district’s millage rate. “For example, I checked two different tax districts, and the tax reduction was $354 in one township and $504 in the other township,” said Burke. This additional tax reduction will show on taxpayer’s bill as a separate line item called Local Homestead Reduction. 
 
To qualify for Homestead Exemption, you must own and occupy your home; be a senior 65 years or older; or permanently and totally disable; veteran or spouse of a first responder killed in the line of duty, with Ohio adjustable income of $41,000 or less. Taxpayers interest in additional information or for a homestead application should contact Medina County Auditor Anthony Capretta’s Office 330-725-9754.