Real Property
Taxable Value of Real Property by Class of Property
and County
Calendar Year 1995
All real property (except railroad property) in Ohio is
classified by county auditors into one of five categories,
depending on the property's highest or best probable use or
current use for certain agricultural property. These
categories are residential, agricultural, industrial,
commercial (includes public utility real property), and
mineral.
In calendar year 1995, the total taxable value of all real
property in Ohio was approximately $121 billion. Of this
amount, $83.4 billion or 68.9% was classified as residential
property, $6.3 billion or 5.2% was classified as agricultural
property, $6.8 billion or 5.6% was classified as industrial
property, $24.4 billion or 20.2% was classified as commercial
property, and $125.9 million or 0.1% was classified as
mineral property.
The county with the greatest percentage of its property value
classified as: residential was Delaware County (80.1%);
agricultural was Noble County (41.4%); industrial was Adams
County (30.1%); commercial was Gallia County (33.1%); and
mineral was Noble County (5.3%).
The county with the smallest percentage of its property value
classified as: residential was Adams County (41.2%);
agricultural was Cuyahoga County (0.0%); industrial was Pike
County (1.1%); commercial was Monroe County (6.2%); and 34
counties reported having no mineral property value.