Ohio Real Estate Transfer Tax Calculator

Built from the statute and cross-checked against what the revenue department currently applies.

Verified September 21, 2026 · statute and revenue department cross-checked

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Who pays

Seller.

What to know about Ohio

Every Ohio county sets its own permissive fee up to $3 per $1,000, so the total ranges from $1 to $4 per $1,000. All of the money stays with the county. There is also a $0.50 per parcel transfer fee. In Franklin County the county portion is waived if the seller has a homestead exemption.

Sources

Statute: ORC 319.54(G)(3); ORC 322.02

Ohio Department of Taxation, Real Property Conveyance Fees
“Ohio Revised Code Section 322.02 allows the board of county commissioners of each county to levy a permissive real property transfer fee: up to three dollars per one thousand dollars of value of real property transferred.”

Franklin County Auditor, Conveyance Fee Calculator
“In Franklin County, the conveyance fee is $3 per every $1,000 ... made up of a $1 per $1,000 fee set by the State of Ohio and a $2 per $1,000 fee set by the Franklin County Board of Commissioners”

Last verified: September 21, 2026.

Estimates only. Your closing agent or the county recorder issues the final figure, and exemptions can change what you owe. This page does not collect or store anything you enter.