Medina County property taxes are due in two installments each year: the first half in February and the second half in mid-to-late July. For the current cycle, the first-half deadline is February 27, 2026.1Medina County Treasurer News. Property Tax Bills Mailed and Payments Due February 27, 2026 The Treasurer’s office announces the exact second-half date once bills are finalized. Miss either deadline and a 10% penalty attaches automatically to the unpaid balance.
Why the Dates Are in February and July
Ohio’s baseline statutory deadlines are December 31 for the first half and June 20 for the second half.2Ohio Legislative Service Commission. Ohio Revised Code 323.12 – Payment of Taxes Almost no one in Medina County pays on those dates. ORC 323.17 lets the state tax commissioner push the deadlines back when the county auditor’s tax duplicate isn’t delivered on time, shifting the first-half deadline as late as January 31 and the second half to July 20, with more time available when delays are unavoidable.3Ohio Legislative Service Commission. Ohio Revised Code 323.17 – Extension of Tax Deadline
That’s why Medina’s actual dates settle in February and July. They can move slightly from year to year depending on when the duplicate is finalized and whether the deadline falls on a weekend or holiday. Check the Treasurer’s website when you receive your bill to confirm the exact date.
How to Pay Before the Deadline
The Treasurer’s office at 144 N. Broadway in Medina is open 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, and stays open until 6:00 p.m. on the due date itself.1Medina County Treasurer News. Property Tax Bills Mailed and Payments Due February 27, 2026 Expect a line if you’re paying in person on the last day.
For check payments, 24-hour drive-up drop boxes are available at four locations:1Medina County Treasurer News. Property Tax Bills Mailed and Payments Due February 27, 2026
- Treasurer’s Office, County Administration Building, 144 N. Broadway Street, Medina
- Brunswick City Hall, 4095 Center Road, Brunswick
- Lodi Library, 635 Wooster Street, Lodi
- Wadsworth Municipal Building, 120 Maple Street, Wadsworth
Include your remittance stub and write your parcel number in the memo line. The parcel number is on your printed bill, and it’s what ties the payment to your account.
Mailed payments go to the Medina County Treasurer, 144 N. Broadway Street, Medina, Ohio 44256. To count as on time, the envelope must carry a U.S. Post Office postmark dated on or before the deadline. A metered stamp from an office postage machine won’t save you if it arrives late. If you’re mailing on the last day, take it into the post office and watch the clerk apply the postmark.
The Treasurer also runs an online payment portal that produces a confirmation page after checkout. Save or print it as your receipt. Credit and debit card payments carry a convenience fee charged by the third-party processor.
If you don’t have your bill, the Medina County Auditor directs taxpayers to the Treasurer’s website to search by owner name or property address and print a duplicate.4Medina County Auditor. Medina County Auditor Make checks payable to the Medina County Treasurer for the exact amount shown.
Penalties for Paying Late
Missing the deadline triggers an automatic 10% penalty on the unpaid balance of that installment. The Treasurer has no authority to waive it.5Ohio Legislative Service Commission. Ohio Revised Code 323.121 – Penalty and Interest for Failure to Pay Real Estate Taxes If you pay within 10 days after the deadline, the penalty drops by half, to 5%. That short window is worth knowing if you just barely missed the date.
Interest is the other piece. After the second-half deadline passes, interest begins accruing on all delinquent balances at a rate set under ORC 5703.47. Interest runs from the first of the month after the second-half deadline through the end of November, with an additional charge posted on December 1 each year.5Ohio Legislative Service Commission. Ohio Revised Code 323.121 – Penalty and Interest for Failure to Pay Real Estate Taxes In counties with a land reutilization corporation, the rate can reach 12% per year, or 1% per month.
What Happens If You Keep Not Paying
Unpaid balances don’t just sit. Ohio has a structured process that moves from public listing to sale to foreclosure.
After the treasurer and auditor complete their settlement, the auditor compiles a delinquent land list of every parcel with unpaid taxes, including owner name, property description, and total owed.6Ohio Legislative Service Commission. Ohio Revised Code 5721.011 – Delinquent Land List The list is public.
Once a parcel appears on the list, the treasurer can select it for a tax certificate sale. Investors bid on the right to collect the delinquent taxes and earn interest that can reach 18% per year. Parcels with an active payment plan or pending bankruptcy aren’t eligible.7Ohio Legislative Service Commission. Ohio Revised Code 5721.31 – Tax Certificate Sales
If taxes remain unpaid, the auditor can certify the property for foreclosure. The published delinquent list warns that certification will happen unless everything owed is paid.8Ohio Legislative Service Commission. Ohio Revised Code 5721.03 – Delinquent Tax List Publication Once foreclosure is filed, the owner has 28 days after the last publication of notice to file an answer. No answer means a default judgment and sale.9Ohio Legislative Service Commission. Ohio Revised Code 5721.15 – Foreclosure Proceedings
You can redeem the property at any point before the court confirms the sale by paying the full amount of taxes, penalties, interest, and court costs. After confirmation, redemption rights are permanently extinguished.9Ohio Legislative Service Commission. Ohio Revised Code 5721.15 – Foreclosure Proceedings If the sale price falls short of the total debt, the court can enter a deficiency judgment for the difference.
If You’re Already Behind: Payment Plans
Ohio law entitles owners of agricultural land and owner-occupied residential property to at least one delinquent tax contract with the county treasurer.10Ohio Legislative Service Commission. Ohio Revised Code 323.31 – Delinquent Tax Contract With Treasurer The contract spreads the unpaid balance across installments for up to five years, and you can request a minimum two-year term if you’d rather pay it off faster. Any contract beyond the first is at the treasurer’s discretion.
The treasurer can also offer plans to owners of commercial and non-owner-occupied residential parcels, but those aren’t guaranteed. An active payment plan blocks the parcel from a tax certificate sale, which is the strongest reason to set one up early.7Ohio Legislative Service Commission. Ohio Revised Code 5721.31 – Tax Certificate Sales If a certificate has already been issued on your property, the plan option is gone.
When Your Mortgage Servicer Pays
If you have a mortgage with an escrow account, your lender collects a portion of the taxes each month and sends them to the Treasurer on your behalf. Federal law requires the servicer to disburse those funds on or before the deadline to avoid penalties, as long as your mortgage payment isn’t more than 30 days past due.11Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Escrow Accounts
The catch: you still own the property and you still owe the tax. If the servicer pays late, the penalty attaches to your account and you have to work it back through the servicer. Check your escrow statements each year and confirm with the Treasurer that payments actually arrived. Don’t assume the system worked because money left your bank account.