Manufactured Homes
Manufactured Homes Valuation & Taxes:
Number of Homes, Taxable Value, Taxes Levied &
Delinquencies, Calendar Year 2007
Ohio Revised Code Section 4503.06 establishes a tax on
manufactured homes (house trailers) that is computed and
assessed by the county auditor where the manufactured home is
located, and is paid to and collected by the treasurer of the
same county.
- The manufactured home tax is computed based on the
assessed value, which is equal to 40 percent of the
depreciated value of the greater of either: (1) the
manufactured home’s cost to the owner; or (2) the market
value at the time of purchase. Whether the home was purchased
with or without furnishings determines which depreciation
schedule is used. Manufactured homes used in a business other
than for lease or rental as a residence are taxed as tangible
personal property. Manufactured homes that are leased or
rented and used as a residence are not taxed as personal
property but are subject to the tax on manufactured homes.
- The tax rate is equal to the real property tax rate for
the prior year for the subdivision where the manufactured
home is located. The revenue from this tax is distributed
among the taxing subdivisions of the county in which the
taxes are collected and paid in the same ratio as real estate
and public utility taxes are distributed for the benefit of
the taxing subdivision.
Owners of manufactured homes may elect to be taxed under
either the manufactured home or real property tax if
ownership was acquired prior to January 1, 2000. The
conditions to be met for the home to be taxed as real
property are: the home is affixed to real property owned by
the homeowner; the manufactured home is on a permanent
foundation; and the certification of title is surrendered to
the county auditor. Furthermore, manufactured homes meeting
the above conditions are taxed as real property if the home
was purchased on or after January 1, 2000. If the home
was purchased prior to that date, and the home is taxed under
the manufactured home tax, it will be taxed as real property
after it is sold.
Real property in all counties is reappraised every six years
and property values are updated in the third year following
each sexennial reappraisal. The state assesses real property
at 35% of the true value. State law grants tax relief
in the form of a 10 percent reduction in each taxpayer’s real
property tax bill. In addition, a 2.5 percent rollback of
real property taxes is granted on a homestead for each
homeowner. Tax rates vary by taxing district; the rate
in any district is the compilation of all local levies.
Table MH-1 shows the taxes levied on manufactured homes in
each county, by type of tax, along with the number of
manufactured homes, the taxable value and prior years'
delinquencies. The data presented in the table were compiled
from a survey of county auditors conducted by the Ohio
Department of Taxation.
Based on survey results, it is estimated that a total of
$37.7 million of taxes were levied on manufactured homes for
calendar year 2007. An additional $37.3 million in
prior years' delinquencies were reported, for a total amount
due of $75.1 million. Three counties did not submit calendar
year 2007 data for this report; previous year’s information
was used in place.
The number of manufactured homes by county ranged from 571 in
Fayette County to 7,776 in Clermont County with an average of
2,526 per county. Taxable value by county ranged from $1.4
million in Wyandot County to $30.2 million in Portage
County. Total 2007 taxes levied (including prior years'
delinquencies) ranged from $75,925 in Wyandot County to
$2,971,742 in Clermont County.