Medina, Ohio charges a flat 1.25% municipal income tax, a combined 6.75% sales tax, and property taxes that run roughly 36 to 53 effective mills depending on which school district covers your address. Those local Medina Ohio tax rates sit on top of Ohio’s state income tax, so most households and businesses answer to several taxing authorities each year. The sections below walk through each rate, who owes it, and the credits that can bring your bill down.
City Income Tax: 1.25%
Medina has levied a 1.25% tax on earned income since first adopting the tax in 2004.1City of Medina. Tax Information The tax reaches anyone who lives in the city and anyone who works or performs services inside the city limits, even nonresidents. Taxable income covers wages, salaries, bonuses, commissions, and net profits from a business, professional practice, or rental property located in Medina. The Regional Income Tax Agency (RITA) administers the tax for the city.
Every resident who earns income has to file an annual return with RITA, even if their employer withholds the tax from each paycheck. The individual filing deadline is April 15.2Regional Income Tax Agency. Individuals – Filing Due Dates If you expect to owe $200 or more after withholding and credits, you also have to make quarterly estimated payments during the year.3Regional Income Tax Agency. Individual FAQs – Estimated Tax Payment Requirements
Credit if You Work in Another Ohio City
Medina residents who work in a different Ohio city that also charges a municipal income tax get a credit, but a limited one. The credit equals 25% of the Medina tax that exceeds 0.50%, which caps it at roughly 0.1875% of taxable income no matter how much tax the workplace city collected.4American Legal Publishing. Codified Ordinances of Medina, OH – 161.14 Credit for Tax Paid to Another Municipality For a resident earning $60,000 who already pays tax to a workplace city, that works out to a maximum credit of about $112. Many Ohio cities offer a full dollar-for-dollar credit up to their own rate, so people moving in from those cities often find Medina’s partial credit a meaningful cost.
Property Tax: Roughly 36 to 53 Mills
Property taxes in Medina are measured in mills, where one mill equals $1 of tax for every $1,000 of assessed value. Ohio assesses real property at 35% of appraised market value, so a home the county values at $200,000 has an assessed value of $70,000.5Ohio Legislative Service Commission. Ohio Revised Code 5715.01 – Listing and Assessment of Taxable Property The Medina County Auditor sets market values through full reappraisals every six years, with an interim update at the three-year midpoint.
What you actually pay depends mostly on your school district. For properties inside Medina city limits, the residential effective rate for the 2025 tax year runs from about 36 mills in areas served by Cloverleaf Local Schools up to roughly 53 mills in areas served by Medina City Schools combined with Lafayette Township levies. In dollar terms, that is approximately $1,270 to $1,850 per year for every $100,000 of market value, before credits. Revenue is split among the city, Medina County, and the school district, with school levies the largest share.
Owner-Occupancy Reduction and Homestead Exemption
Two Ohio programs can lower the property taxes a Medina homeowner actually pays.
The owner-occupancy reduction trims 2.5% off taxes charged by qualifying levies for any homeowner who uses the property as a primary residence.6Ohio Laws. Ohio Code 323.152 – Schedule of Reduction in Taxable Value You and your spouse can claim it on only one Ohio home. There is no age or income requirement. Apply through the Medina County Auditor by December 31 of the year you want it to start.
The homestead exemption removes a larger slice of taxable value for people who meet the eligibility rules. For 2026, it shields $29,000 of value if you are at least 65 or permanently disabled, and $58,000 if you are a disabled veteran or the surviving spouse of a public service officer killed in the line of duty.7Ohio Department of Taxation. Real Property Tax – Homestead Means Testing The age and disability tracks carry a $40,000 modified adjusted gross income limit; disabled veterans and qualifying surviving spouses have no income cap. You have to own and occupy the home as your principal residence on January 1 of the year you apply.
Sales and Use Tax: 6.75%
Taxable purchases in Medina carry a combined 6.75% sales tax: a 5.75% state rate plus a 1.00% Medina County rate.8Ohio Department of Taxation. Total State and Local Sales Tax Rates, by County Vendors collect it at the register on most tangible personal property and certain services.
If you buy from an out-of-state or online seller that doesn’t collect Ohio sales tax, you owe use tax at the same 6.75% rate. Individuals report it on Line 12 of the Ohio IT 1040, using a worksheet that applies the county rate to total untaxed purchases.9Ohio Department of Taxation. Instructions for Filing Original and Amended Ohio IT 1040
School District Income Tax: 0.00% in Medina City Schools
The Medina City School District (district 5206) does not levy a school district income tax, so residents inside the district owe 0.00% and file no separate school district return.10Ohio Department of Taxation. The Finder – School District Income Tax As of January 2026, 210 Ohio districts do impose this tax, and several of them are in Medina County.11Ohio Department of Taxation. School Districts With an Income Tax as of January 2026 District lines don’t always match city limits, so confirm your district by running your home address through “The Finder” on the Ohio Department of Taxation website.12Ohio Department of Taxation. School District Income Tax Putting the wrong district code on your state return can trigger notices even when no tax is owed.
Commercial Activity Tax for Larger Businesses
Businesses in Medina face one additional state-level rate if they’re large enough. Ohio’s Commercial Activity Tax applies only to businesses with more than $6 million in annual Ohio taxable gross receipts, at a rate of 0.26% on the taxable receipts above the threshold.13Ohio Department of Taxation. Commercial Activity Tax (CAT) Because the CAT runs on gross receipts rather than net profit, high-revenue, low-margin businesses feel it more. Most small businesses in Medina sit under the threshold and owe nothing.