Auditors Office
Harrison County Auditor
CLINT A. BARR
100 West Market St. | Cadiz, Ohio 43907
Phone: 740-942-8861 | Fax: 740-942-8860
Office Hours: Monday- Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Welcome! Thank you for visiting the Harrison County Auditor's webpage.
Real Estate tax search is available! Click the link below to search by owner name, parcel number or property address:
The Harrison County Auditor's Office is excited to announce the launch of a new Geographic Information System (GIS) Map and Open Data Portal. The GIS Map provides a visual representation of Harrison County, integrating descriptive and location-based data. The Open Data Portal offers data which can be downloaded in multiple formats, based on the user's needs.
These tools are part of our ongoing commitment to improve accessibility for Harrison County landowners. Please note the GIS map and Data Portal will be implemented in phases. We appreciate your patience and feedback as we continue to enhance these resources.
Click the link below to view the GIS Map and search by owner name, parcel number or property address:
Click the link below to view the Open Data Portal:
HARRISON COUNTY OPEN DATA PORTAL
If you have questions regarding the GIS or Data Portal, please email: auditor@harrisoncountyohio.gov
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The 2026 dog license sale will begin December 1, 2025, and continue until January 31, 2026.
All dogs more than three months of age must be licensed.
Licenses can also be purchased online by clicking the link below:
Please visit the "Licenses" link under Related Pages for more information.
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Harrison County Auditor, Clint A. Barr, joins fellow Auditors and
the County Auditors Association of Ohio (CAAO) in congratulating the Ohio General Assembly on the passage of House Bills 186, 309, 335, and 129, a significant step toward delivering meaningful property-tax relief and improving transparency in Ohio’s tax system. Auditors across the state worked closely with legislators throughout the drafting process, helping to shape these reforms, which are projected to save Ohio homeowners more than $2 billion.
Key Highlights of the Legislation:
· House Bill 186 establishes an Inflation Cap Credit to limit the growth of unvoted school-district millage (“20-mill floor”) to the rate of inflation, protecting homeowners from sudden and steep tax increases. House Bill 186 also expands the Owner Occupancy Credit over the next four years while gradually eliminating the Non-Business Credit on all non-agricultural properties. This change moves more savings to homeowners’ primary residences and away from for-profit properties.
· House Bill 335 imposes an inflation cap on “inside millage” (local government taxes that don’t require voter approval), requiring county budget commissions to adjust levies so that growth does not exceed inflation.
· House Bill 129 reforms school-funding calculations by including emergency/substitute levies, incremental-growth levies, conversion levies, and property-tax components of combined levies into the 20-mill floor. This change helps prevent unvoted spikes in districts that have historically benefited from windfalls.
· House Bill 309 strengthens the authority of county budget commissions to modify or reduce levies if they deem local-government collections to be “unnecessary or excessive,” increasing transparency and local control.
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2026 Coloring Contest Begins
Harrison County Auditor, Clint A. Barr, is inviting all students from Harrison County
to participate in the 2026 Dog Tag Coloring Contest.
This year's coloring page was distributed to classrooms at Harrison Hills City School District
and can also be found on our Promotions page at the following link: Coloring Page
One winner in each age group will be selected, and each winner will receive one free 2026 Harrison County Dog Tag and a gift card. Entries are due by December 1, 2025, and will be on display in the Harrison County Courthouse as a reminder of the importance of dog licensing.
All dogs three months or older are required to have a license.
License sales begin December 1, 2025, and continue through January 31, 2026.
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Attention: Harrison County CAUV participants with woodland management plans, CAUV site checks will begin in 2026. Parcels will be checked for eligibility every five years.
If you have had your woodland plan for five years or more, you will receive a letter from the staff
of the Harrison County Soil & Water office when it is time for your site check.
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From the Desk of Auditor, Clint A. Barr
You may have heard of the recent initiative to “Ax the Tax” in Ohio. While we can all agree the time for tax reform has come, abolishing property tax is a dangerous solution. Property taxes are the foundation of local government funding, providing stability and predictability that our local communities depend on to function. Eliminating property taxes outright would place our public services at immediate risk. Police, fire, EMS, cemeteries, parks, schools, libraries, and other vital community services rely on property tax for funding. The lobbyists calling for property tax abolishment have no clear path to replace funding for these vital agencies.
Eliminating property taxes would likely shift costs to higher sales or income taxes, or new fees, disproportionately impacting lower-income residents. Border counties could also lose sales tax revenue as people shop in neighboring states with lower rates. Instead of abolishment, I am joining my fellow County Auditors and asking our state legislators to consider the four-part tax relief plan endorsed by the County Auditor’s Association of Ohio, the County Treasurer's Association of Ohio, and the County Commissioner's Association of Ohio.
The four primary recommendations are:
- Expand the Homestead Credit with protections for low- to middle-income senior citizens who desire to stay in their homes, focusing on eligibility rather than additive programs.
- Revamp tax credits, such as the Owner Occupancy Credit, to benefit homeowners rather than rental investors.
- Limit growth in revenue received by School Districts due to reappraisal changes.
- Create a menu of targeted relief options aimed at protecting low to moderate income residents.
THE NEED FOR REFORM — NOT REPEAL
The current property tax system is not perfect. Rising property values, assessment practices, and levy structures have caused concern in many counties, including ours.
That is why the County Auditors Association of Ohio (CAAO) is actively working with lawmakers to pursue sensible, meaningful reforms to improve transparency, predictability, and fairness — including changes to how properties are valued, how levies are structured, and how tax relief programs are implemented.
Abolishing property taxes entirely would be reckless and harmful. It would take away local control, destabilize community services, and shift the tax burden to those least able to bear it.
LOCAL CONTROL MATTERS
Ohio’s property tax system allows voters to decide directly at the ballot box what services they want and are willing to pay for — whether it is EMS coverage, a library, improved roads, or park maintenance.
Taking away that local decision-making power would concentrate funding control in Columbus and diminish the accountability that currently exists between residents and their local governments.
IN SUMMARY
Property taxes provide essential, stable, and locally controlled revenue. Eliminating them would mean:
• Disrupting police, fire, EMS, schools, libraries, and parks.
• Higher taxes elsewhere — especially on seniors and low-income families
• Less community control and more reliance on unpredictable state funding
• Widening inequality and reduced services across the board
I join my fellow Ohio County Auditors, Treasurers and Commissioners and urge our state legislators to take a serious look at property tax reform.
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Clint A. Barr takes the Oath of Office with Judge Matthew Puskarich and wife, Alice.
Clint A. Barr takes the Oath of Office with his family in attendance.
On April 14, 2025, Clint A. Barr was sworn in to serve as Harrison County Auditor,
after being appointed by the Harrison County Republican Central Committee
to fill the unexpired term of Allison M. Anderson.
Please visit the link for further details: Auditor Appointed
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Need a Building Permit? Please see the Instructions below or Contact the
Harrison County Commissioners, 740-942-4623, with questions.
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Questions? Help is available by email:
Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable
Harrison County Employee Payroll
All other questions can be emailed to realestate@harrisoncountyohio.gov
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Effective April 9, 2025, in accordance with Ohio HB366, the fee for a new
vendor's license will increase from $25 to $50.
More information regarding vendor license requirements can be found at Ohio Business Gateway
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Real estate tax payment or delinquency questions?
Please contact the Harrison County Treasurer at (740) 942-8864
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Public record requests may be made during normal business hours to:
Harrison County Auditor
100 West Market Street
Cadiz, Ohio 43907
740-942-8861
Or by Email to: realestate@harrisoncountyohio.gov
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Ohio's Sales Tax Collection Schedule can be found at the below link:
Sales Tax Rates
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If you are unable to find a form on our website, you can also visit:
Ohio Department of Taxation
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