All guides
Every guide on Stark Auditor Guide, grouped by task. Each one explains a Stark County Auditor service in plain English, links to the official county tool, and lists its sources.
Most people come for one of three things: looking up a property, understanding a tax bill, or licensing a dog. For phone numbers and hours, see the Auditor’s office guide.
Property records and maps
Property search
Look up any parcel by owner, address or parcel number, and read the record: owner, values, sales and taxes.
Parcel number lookup
Find a parcel number by address and learn what its 6, 7 or 8 digits mean.
Parcel viewer and GIS maps
See parcels and lot lines on aerial photos, and download county map data.
Tax maps
The county’s scaled tax maps, splits and combinations, and what every deed needs.
Deed search
Find deeds, mortgages and plats in the Recorder’s free online records, and what recording costs.
Property taxes
Property tax guide
How a Stark County tax bill is worked out, step by step, with a real example.
Tax rates by district
Full and effective rates, and the tax per $100,000 of home value, for every district.
Due dates and paying
When each half is due, every way to pay the Treasurer, and late penalties.
Homestead exemption
Who qualifies, the income limit, what it saves and how to apply, with an eligibility checker.
Appraisal and reappraisal
How the Auditor sets your value, and the reappraisal and update years.
Value appeals
How to file a Board of Revision complaint by March 31, and the evidence that works.
CAUV farmland
How farm use valuation lowers farmland taxes, who qualifies and how to renew.
HB 186 and the 2025 reforms
The new inflation cap credit by school district, and the credit changes through 2029.
Manufactured homes
Current-year tax bills, registration, moving permits and title transfers.
Buying, selling and owning property
Real estate transfers
How deeds pass through the Auditor, the conveyance fee, and where to see recent sales.
Tax sales
Sheriff’s sales, the Auditor’s forfeited land sale, deposits and the delinquent tax list.
Rental registration
The landlord contact filing Ohio requires, the 60-day deadline and the penalty.
Dog licenses
Dog license
Fees, the January 31 deadline, late penalties and every way to buy, with a fee checker.
Tag lookup, lost and found dogs
Trace a found dog’s owner from its tag, and what to do if your dog is lost.
Businesses
Lodging tax
Stark County’s 6% hotel tax, quarterly filing, and what short-term rental hosts should check.
The Auditor’s office
Address, hours and phones
Where the office is, when it’s open, every department’s direct line, and who the Auditor is.
About this site
Stark Auditor Guide is an independent guide published by Abu Hurera LLC. It isn’t the Stark County Auditor’s office. Read about us, our editorial policy and our sources and methodology.