About Us

What This Site Is For

Ohio’s 88 county auditors do far more than the name suggests. Each county auditor is the chief fiscal officer, chief assessor, and chief payroll officer of the county — and the office handles property valuation, the property-tax estimation list, weights and measures inspections at gas stations and grocery stores, vendor’s licenses for businesses, dog licenses, manufactured-home registration, cigarette dealer licenses, and the Board of Revision’s property-tax appeal process. Layer on top the Ohio Auditor of State (a separate, state-level constitutional officer who actually conducts the audits of public offices) and the Ohio Department of Taxation (the state-level property-tax oversight body), and finding the right office for any given question is a research project on its own.

ohioauditors.org/ is the practical reference. We don't just list the 88 county auditor websites — we explain what each office does, the difference between the county auditor and the State Auditor, how the property valuation cycle works (triennial update plus sexennial reappraisal), how to file a Board of Revision complaint, what's on each county's GIS / property search portal, and how to use Ohio's sunshine laws (ORC §149.43 public records and ORC §121.22 open meetings) to access auditor records and meetings.

We are completely independent. We are not affiliated with any county auditor’s office, the Ohio Auditor of State (Keith Faber), the County Auditors’ Association of Ohio (CAAO), the Ohio Department of Taxation, or any Ohio county or municipal government.

The Three Major Roles of an Ohio County Auditor

What You’ll Find on Each County Page

For every Ohio county, the page is structured as a step-by-step practical guide:

• County Auditor’s official URL — verified live, current auditor’s name, term, deputy auditor where listed
• Property search / GIS portal — direct link to the parcel-search tool with field-by-field walkthrough
• Property tax estimator — link to the county’s tax estimator, with current millage rates and effective rates
• Triennial update / sexennial reappraisal status — current cycle position and tax-year impact
• Board of Revision filing procedure — DTE Form 1, January 1 – March 31 window, hearing process
• CAUV (Current Agricultural Use Value) — application procedure and renewal rules for agricultural land
• Homestead Exemption — eligibility, application form (DTE 105A / 105G / 105I), filing window
• Owner-occupancy credit — 2.5% tax reduction application procedure
• Weights and measures complaint procedure — how to report a short-weight gas pump or grocery scale
• Vendor’s license application — county vs. transient license under ORC §5739.17
• Dog license — annual fee, application window (Dec 1 – Jan 31), kennel licenses
• Manufactured-home registration — relocation notice, lien attachment, transfer procedure
• Public records request procedure — how to file under ORC §149.43
• Board meeting schedule — Board of Revision and Budget Commission meetings under ORC §121.22

How We Find and Verify — The Seven-Step Process

1. Identify the right authoritative source. We start with the county auditor’s own website, cross-checked against the County Auditors’ Association of Ohio (CAAO) member directory and the Ohio Auditor of State’s office.
2. Verify the URL is current. County auditor portals get redesigned and migrated. We click through every link before publication and confirm the destination is the actual page, not a generic county homepage.
3. Locate live procedures and forms. For property-search portals we run a sample search; for forms (DTE 1, DTE 23, DTE 105A) we confirm the current revision number and download URL.
4. Document the steps from the actual interface. Walkthroughs are written from the on-screen labels and field names — quoted verbatim where we describe them.
5. Cross-check the legal framework. For procedures governed by statute, we cite the Ohio Revised Code section (ORC §319 county auditor; §323 property tax; §5713 valuation; §5715 boards of revision; §5739 sales tax / vendor’s licenses; §149.43 public records; §121.22 open meetings).
6. Note current procedural details, fees, deadlines, and form numbers. Captured with a “last reviewed” date.
7. Editor sign-off. A second editor reviews the page end-to-end before it goes live, including a fresh check on the named auditor — county auditors are elected to four-year terms and the office can change hands at the next general election.

The Ohio Layer — Key State-Level Sources

Who This Site Is For

• Ohio property owners — checking valuations, filing Board of Revision complaints, applying for Homestead Exemption or owner-occupancy credit
• Ohio real estate professionals — agents, brokers, appraisers, title companies running parcel and tax research
• Ohio business owners — applying for a vendor’s license under ORC §5739.17, or a cigarette dealer’s license
• Farmers and agricultural landowners — applying for or maintaining CAUV (Current Agricultural Use Value) classification
• Ohio dog owners — annual dog license between December 1 and January 31
• Manufactured-home owners — registration, relocation notices, and transfers
• Journalists and researchers — using Ohio sunshine laws to investigate local government finances
• Attorneys and paralegals — property-tax appeals before the Board of Revision and the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals
• Accountants and CPAs — public-sector engagements with Ohio counties and political subdivisions
• Civic-minded citizens — attending Board of Revision or Budget Commission meetings under ORC §121.22

What We Don’t Do

• We don’t represent any Ohio county auditor’s office, the Ohio Auditor of State, the Ohio Department of Taxation, the Ohio Tax Commissioner, the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals, or any Ohio county or municipal government
• We don’t value property, certify tax bills, issue any license, conduct any audit, or accept any filing
• We don’t accept Board of Revision complaints, Homestead Exemption applications, or any other property-tax filings — those go to the county auditor’s office
• We don’t provide legal advice — for property-tax appeals, vendor-license disputes, or Board of Revision strategy, consult a licensed Ohio attorney
• We don’t operate as a Consumer Reporting Agency under the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), 15 U.S.C. §1681 — license and property-record data on this site cannot be used for employment, tenant screening, credit, or insurance decisions
• We don’t sell your data — see Privacy Policy for the position under Ohio law and applicable state privacy frameworks

How We Pay for the Site

ohioauditors.org/ is funded by display advertising. Editorial content — verified county auditor portal URLs, walkthroughs, and procedure descriptions — is never altered to favor any advertiser. The county auditor's official portal always comes first on every county page, before any commercial reference. The full position is on our Editorial Policy and Disclaimer.

Corrections and Feedback

Ohio county auditors are elected to four-year terms, so the named office-holder can change at the next general election. CAAO officers rotate annually. Property-valuation cycles, millage rates, and forms (DTE numbers) get updated. If you spot something on the site that doesn’t match the current portal — a redirected URL, an outdated procedure, the wrong auditor’s name — please email us. Reader-reported corrections are our priority queue and get a response within seven business days.