Summit County · Who Taxes Me

Collected and spent

In fiscal year 2024, Summit County collected $243.0M in taxes and spent $583.3M.

Collected

$243.0M

Fiscal year 2024 · taxes

Spent

$583.3M

Fiscal year 2024

Where the money comes from

One tax.

Property tax

$1.0543 per $100 of value

Source · Ohio Department of Taxation — rates24 by-political-unit workbook, Summit County. Read on July 22, 2026.

Details

Summit County (OH) 2024 property tax — COUNTY-GOVERNMENT-ONLY Class I residential effective 10.543269 mills on 35% AV (gross 13.190; HB920-reduced), per ODT rates24.xlsx ByTaxingDistrictByPoliticalUnit (Summit County unit, Akron district 530) + Summit County Fiscal Officer 2024 Tax Rates sheet (per-unit effectives reconcile to the district 67.865824 total exactly). Excludes separate governments: Akron-Summit Library 1.200717, Metro Parks 1.336294 eff. DECOMPOSITION CORRECTION 2026-07-22: supersedes the whole-taxing-district composite previously mislabeled as the county line (the KY/MO county-government-funds convention applied; other governments' levies belong to their own layers)

Where it goes

Ten service lines.

Health and human services · Human services

$148.2M

Health and human services · Health

$132.0M

Police

$104.9M

This figure is a share of one printed line, split in the proportions the budget schedule gives.

Courts

$51.7M

General government

$46.0M

Public works · Capital outlay

$40.8M

Public works · General government, operating

$25.2M

Parks and recreation

$15.1M

Debt service · past obligation

$10.4M

Other

$9.0M

Bars in both tables share one scale. Hatched lines pay for past obligations, not current services.

Source · County of Summit, Ohio — Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Year Ended December 31, 2024. Read on June 22, 2026.

Details

County of Summit, Ohio — Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Year Ended December 31, 2024; Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances — Governmental Funds, Total Governmental Funds column; fiscal year end December 31, 2024; amounts in actual dollars (not thousands)

Who decides

Summit is a charter county. Its Council makes county law and sets taxes. The Council adopts the yearly tax budget. Voters also elect a County Executive. 11 Council members: 8 by district and 3 at large.

Ilene Shapiro

County Executive

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John Donofrio

Council Member, at large

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Erin Dickinson

Council Member, at large

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Elizabeth Walters

Council Member, at large

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Rita Darrow

Council Member, District 1

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John N. Schmidt

Council Member, District 2

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David Licate

Council Member, District 3

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Jeff Wilhite

Council Member, District 4

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Brandon Ford

Council Member, District 5

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Christine Higham

Council Member, District 6

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Bethany McKenney

Council Member, District 7

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Joseph Kacyon

Council Member, District 8

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Source · Summit County, Summit County Charter, section 2.01, section 3.01.1 and section 3.03(5). Read on October 10, 2026.

Details

Summit County Charter, section 2.01, section 3.01.1 and section 3.03(5) (read 2026-10-10)

When decisions happen

State law sets this fiscal year for counties. The Executive sends the Council a proposed operating budget for each fiscal year. The Council adopts it.

Each yearThe county budget year runs January 1 to December 31.

Next electionThe next general election is November 3, 2026.

Council members and the Executive serve 4-year terms.