Ohio Transfer Tax Calculator: What to Expect

This simple calculator can help home sellers in Ohio estimate their transfer taxes. To get a ballpark idea of the transfer fees you might pay in the The Buckeye State, enter your home’s estimated selling price above.

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How the Ohio Transfer Tax is Calculated

Ohio’s transfer tax, known as a Real Property Conveyance Fee, is calculated at a rate of $1.00 per $1,000 of the property’s sale price. The seller is typically responsible for paying the real estate transfer tax.

For example, if you sold your home for $241,000 (Ohio’s median home price), you could expect to pay $241 in Ohio transfer taxes.

Another Transfer Tax Ohio Sellers Typically Pay

Counties in Ohio can impose an additional real property transfer tax (permissive tax) of up to three mills. One mill is equal to $1.00 per $1,000 of the property value. All 88 counties in Ohio, with the exception of Ross County, introduce an extra mill. You can enter your county’s mill levy rate into our calculator to get a better estimate of what you might owe.

»Learn more: Understanding Ohio’s Transfer Tax: A Quick Guide

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Does the Seller Always Pay the Ohio Transfer Tax?

While it’s customary for the seller to pay the Ohio transfer tax, who pays can sometimes be a point of negotiation between the buyer and seller during the closing process.

Some Ohio home sales may be exempt, such as:

To sales or transfers to or from the U.S. government or its agencies, or to or from the state of Ohio or any of its political subdivisions.
To gifts from one spouse to another, or to children and their spouses.
To surviving spouses or to a survivorship tenant.
To sales or transfers to or from a nonprofit agency that is exempt from federal income taxation, when the transfer is without consideration and furthers the agency’s charitable or public purpose.
When property is sold to provide or release security for a debt, or for delinquent taxes, or pursuant to a court order.
When a corporation transfers property to a stockholder in exchange for their shares during a corporate reorganization or dissolution.
When property is transferred by lease, unless the lease is for a term of years renewable forever.
To a grantee other than a dealer, solely for the purpose of, and as a step in, the prompt sale to others.

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More Resources to Plan Your Ohio Home Sale

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Ohio Transfer Tax Calculator