How to check if property taxes are paid on a property in Columbus, OH
Property tax bills and delinquencies in Columbus (Franklin County) are with the Franklin County Auditor. In Columbus the HeritageDeed report does not search delinquent taxes, so check that office directly.
Search a Columbus property, $49
Step by step in Columbus
- 1
Look up the tax account
Find the parcel in the Franklin County Auditor records and its tax bill for the current and past years.
- 2
Check for delinquency
Unpaid taxes become a lien on the property and can lead to a tax sale; check whether any year is delinquent.
Columbus property tax in numbers
The median owner-occupied home in Franklin County pays $4,244 a year, an effective rate of 1.47%, ranked 9 of 88 in Ohio. Franklin County property tax rate.
Questions
What does a HeritageDeed search in Columbus not cover?
Where a document cannot be tied to the property by its legal description or street address, it is marked as linked by the owner's name only.
Is this title insurance?
No. It is a search of the public record for one Columbus property. A lender closing a loan will still require a title insurance commitment from a licensed insurer.
More about Columbus property records
- Check for liens
- Find the owner
- Search deeds
- Check for a loan
- Title search cost
- Columbus title search guide
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