BUCYRUS, OH (CRAWFORD COUNTY NOW)—Property owners across Crawford County will soon be receiving their tax bills for 2025, and County Auditor Robyn Sheets and County Treasurer Cindy Edwards provided additional details today.
The 2025 property tax bills that were recently mailed to all property owners reflect changes that are due, in part, to completion of the State of Ohio mandated Sexennial Reappraisal and the approval of levies by Crawford County voters.
The six-year revaluation of all real estate parcels in Crawford County, known as the Sexennial Reappraisal, was completed in the fall of 2024 and was based on sales and market data for the years 2021, 2022, and 2023. Ohio law requires the county auditor to view and appraise all real property within the county to reflect market values based on valid sales. A valid sale represents what a property would sell for in an open market between a willing buyer and a willing seller, neither under any pressure, and both having full knowledge about all relevant facts about the property. “The Auditor’s Office does not set market values,” Sheets stressed, “but rather adjusts property values to reflect the real estate market that is determined by buyers and sellers of real property within Crawford County.” During the Sexennial Reappraisal, all property within the county was also physically viewed by an appraiser to verify property characteristics and confirm property information such as land use and building square footage. Agriculture land values are determined by the State of Ohio based on formula inputs of crop prices, yield, non-land production costs, crop rotation, and a capitalization rate…