The NEW Lorain County Auditor's website is available for use. Content is still being added, but property search and mapping functionality is current and updated nightly. You can access the site at:
https://loraincountyauditor.gov/
Additional features that will be added in the coming weeks include customizable parcel reports, faster parcel updates and searching, user-friendly fillable forms and more all in our pursuit of keeping the office on the forefront of technology and customer service.
Please share your impressions or alert us of any problems via email to auditor@lcauditor.com.
Lorain County Property Owners: My office has now completed the 2024 State-mandated reappraisal. State law requires the County Auditor to appraise all real property every six years. The last time properties were appraised in this manner was in 2018. Referred to as a reappraisal, the Auditor must reappraise each individual property through a mass appraisal process that determines an indication of market value as of January 1, 2024. Each property was viewed coupled with neighborhood sales to determine an individual value. Click here to view sales that were examined for the 2024 Reappraisal. Values are based on both sales, and individual characteristics of each property.
An Informal Review was held for property owners who wanted to discuss their new tentative property value. Property Owners were not required to attend this meeting.
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Auditor Craig Snodgrass announces that a new Tax Abatement web application has been developed by his office and has been released to assist you in obtaining abatement information. The Web App is a convenient way of locating abated property on an aerial map, discovering communities that offer tax abatement and provides access to abatement documents and terms. The Web App has features that allow you to run queries that can be exported or generated into reports. You can also search for properties with existing or expired abatements. The data within the web app is comprised of two tax abatement programs; Community Reinvestment Area (CRA) and the Enterprise Zone (EZ).
Introducing the Lorain County Auditor's GIS Mobile site that is compatible with mobile and tablet devices (Android and iPhone). It has same look and setup as the desktop GIS Website, but made specifically for handheld devices. No installation is required, just bookmark the address to access Lorain County real estate records with a small-screen friendly interface.
You can search by Owner name, Address and Permanent Parcel Number (PPN) to find any parcel within Lorain County. On the search bar, choose the drop down arrow and select which field you want to search by. You can read more details by tapping on the “About” (letter i) widget.
Use this QR code to access the Lorain County mobile-friendly site.
Lorain County Auditor Craig Snodgrass has received his 20th award for excellence in financial reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association. The Certificate of Achievement is the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting.
The Lorain County Auditor’s Office was presented with the Ohio GIS Best Practices Award at the Ohio GIS Conference held in Columbus, Ohio. The Best Practices Award is presented annually by the Ohio Geographically Referenced Information Program (OGRIP), a State agency made up of mostly volunteers who share a common interest in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and in using geographic information in Ohio.
We're pretty proud to be able to make this announcement. For the first time ever in Lorain County, we will be able to return almost $2 million to the schools, cities, villages, townships and other entities that receive levy funding.
You can view the full press release including refund amounts-> http://tinyurl.com/q2jdwez
Pictured above is Auditor Craig Snodgrass with North Ridgeville resident Roberta Benedict discussing the recent changes to the Homestead Exemption at the North Ridgeville Senior Center Luncheon. Representatives from the Auditor's Office are available to meet with area groups to discuss a variety of real estate related issues. Call 440-329-5717 for more information.
The 2021 real estate taxes were certified to the Lorain County Treasurer on December 31, 2021. Click here to search real estate information.