Pickaway County Announces August 21 Property Tax Date

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CIRCLEVILLE — As work continues to implement adjustments to property taxes enacted by the state legislature, the Pickaway County Treasurer’s Office has announced the second half due date has been pushed back to August 21.

“The county has been working with its vendors to implement the changes, but it is a complex process to ensure all the credits and adjustments are applied properly,” Pickaway County Treasurer John Howley said. “This is an important step in implementing some much-needed property tax relief for property owners. While the delay is an inconvenience, it is important that the bills are correct.”

House Bill 186 was passed in November and designed to increase savings for homeowners through several modifications to the tax law, including an Inflation Cap Credit.

“The Inflation Cap Credit will bring approximately $5.3 million in tax relief to property owners in the county this year,” Pickaway County Auditor Brad Washburn said.

The Inflation Cap Credit uses various factors to determine what savings would be applied to eligible parcels and is meant to ensure taxes do not increase more than the rate of inflation. The initial credit is looking back to when property values were most recently re-evaluated. It is not a flat percentage and will have the biggest impact for those in the Logan Elm, Teays Valley, Westfall and Adena school districts.

“In determining the credit, we went back to tax year 2023, which was collected in 2024,” Washburn said. “This also provides relief for those in the Pickaway-Ross, Eastland-Fairfield and Great Oaks vocational school districts.”

Second-half property tax bills will be mailed out later this month.

If a property owner paid their taxes in full earlier this year, any overpayment resulting from House Bill 186 will be carried forward as a credit for the first-half bills in 2027.