Summit County's new property values, from the 2026 reappraisal, show up on tax bills in January 2027, and you can challenge them between January 1 and March 31. We compared 7,176 recent sales with those new values, and here's what we found: the typical home sold for 11.7 percent more than the county says it's worth, and only 18 percent sold for less.
Honestly, for most Summit homeowners it means don't bother. If your new value's below what homes like yours actually sell for, there's really nothing for a board to cut, and a big claim can bring your school district in to argue for a higher value. It's pretty much the same pattern we found in Cuyahoga and Franklin counties.
But about 18 in every 100 homes sold for less than their new value, so the county's number is too high on some of them. And that's exactly what our free check is for. It looks up your home in the county's own records, finds genuinely similar homes in your neighborhood that sold close to the valuation date, and tells you straight which side you're on.
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So here's how sales compare with the new values in each town. It's pretty even across the county, from about 9.7 to 13.8 percent above, which suggests the county's set values a fairly consistent step below the market everywhere. In 2025 alone, sales ran 11.4 percent above.
| Town | Sales | Typical sale vs. new value | Sold below new value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akron | 2,606 | +11.9% | 22% |
| Cuyahoga Falls | 721 | +11.5% | 18% |
| Stow | 433 | +12.0% | 14% |
| Green | 408 | +13.1% | 13% |
| Barberton | 286 | +13.0% | 24% |
| Hudson | 285 | +10.8% | 13% |
| Tallmadge | 265 | +11.3% | 15% |
| Twinsburg | 260 | +11.9% | 10% |
| Copley Township | 239 | +10.6% | 13% |
| Sagamore Hills Township | 176 | +10.1% | 17% |
| Fairlawn | 166 | +13.8% | 14% |
| Macedonia | 157 | +9.7% | 10% |
| Springfield Township | 155 | +13.0% | 21% |
| Norton | 142 | +13.3% | 14% |
| Coventry Township | 139 | +11.3% | 21% |
| New Franklin | 126 | +10.7% | 21% |
| Bath Township | 107 | +9.9% | 17% |
Basically, you file a complaint with the Summit County Board of Revision between January 1 and March 31, 2027, on the state's form DTE 1. It's a short form, and you'll put down what you think the home's worth. Summit takes them online, and if you'd rather mail it, a postmark by March 31 counts. Filing's free, and honestly you don't need a lawyer for it.
Now the question the board asks is what your home was really worth on January 1, 2026, which is the date the reappraisal valued it. So the evidence that really counts is sales of genuinely similar homes close to that date, or your own purchase price if you bought around then. Today's prices don't.
Ask for $50,000 or more off and your school district can argue back. Under Ohio Revised Code 5715.19, a complaint that large lets the school board file its own complaint within 30 days, arguing for a higher value. Below that line, it can't. So it's really worth knowing which side of $50,000 you're on before you file, and our free check tells you.
Basically, Ohio taxes 35 percent of your home's value, then applies your district's rate. In Akron, the 2025 effective residential rate was 68.88 mills, so a $20,000 cut in value would save roughly $434 a year after typical credits. Your district's rate is on your tax bill, and our free check's already using it for your home.
Also, if you're 65 or older, or disabled, and your household income's under $41,000, Ohio's homestead exemption takes $29,000 off your home's value for 2026. And if you live in the home, it's worth making sure your bill shows the owner-occupancy credit. You'll apply for both with the Summit County Fiscal Office.
The sales comparison is our own. We took every sale from 2025 and 2026 that Summit County's Fiscal Office marks as a valid market sale, for homes built before 2025, and compared each price with the home's January 1, 2026 value on the county's parcel map, read 2026-10-07. We didn't count sales marked with other codes, like family transfers and foreclosures, because they don't reflect what a home's actually worth. We only show a town with at least 100 sales.
And the filing window, the form and the Board of Revision process come from Summit County's own Board of Revision page. The counter-complaint rule is Ohio Revised Code 5715.19, and Akron's tax rate is from the Fiscal Office's 2025 full rate summary. Tax year 2026 rates will change with the reappraisal, so the savings figures here are honestly estimates.
If you spot an error, please write to hello@propertytaxbuddy.com and we'll correct it and say what changed.