Taxes & Insurance in Chillicothe
Chillicothe applies Ohio's real, flat 2.75% state income tax alongside the city's own 1.8% municipal rate -- administered through CCA since 2013, with a real, notably PARTIAL resident credit this record verifies rather than assumes standard.
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Learn moreChillicothe's own 1.8% local income tax, administered through CCA
Chillicothe levies a real, current 1.8% municipal income tax. This record VERIFIES a real, notable nuance: Chillicothe has been a member of CCA (Central Collection Agency, the Cleveland-area regional collection agency) since August 22, 2013, even though the city maintains its own locally-branded 'Income Tax Department' as a division of the City Auditor's Office.
A real, notably PARTIAL resident credit -- only up to 50%
Residents working and paying tax in another municipality receive a credit of only up to 50% of the amount owed to Chillicothe -- genuinely different from the FULL, dollar-for-dollar resident credit structures documented for Toledo and Marietta elsewhere in this project's Ohio buildout. Confirm this directly if you'll be commuting to or earning income in a different Ohio municipality.
Ohio's flat 2.75% state income tax
Ohio's real, newly-flattened state income tax applies a single flat 2.75% rate on Ohio taxable nonbusiness income above a $26,050 threshold, effective for the 2026 tax year (House Bill 96).
Property tax: an honestly disclosed research gap
A Ross-County-specific effective property tax rate was not independently verified via WebSearch this pass. Rather than inventing a specific-sounding figure, this record uses Ohio's own statewide average (1.18%) as an explicitly-labeled proxy and recommends confirming a specific address's actual current rate directly with the Ross County Auditor.
Key takeaways
- Chillicothe's own 1.8% municipal income tax is administered through CCA (member since 2013).
- A real, VERIFIED, notably PARTIAL resident credit applies -- only up to 50% for tax paid to another municipality.
- Ohio's flat 2.75% state income tax (above a $26,050 threshold) applies statewide.
- Ross County's specific property tax rate is a disclosed research gap -- confirm directly with the County Auditor.
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