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Franklin County, Ohio: city and village income tax rates 2026

In Franklin County, 25 cities and villages tax wages, at 0.75% to 2.5%. On $60,000 that is $450 to $1,500 a year; in Columbus, the largest, it is $1,500.

Single filer who lives and works in the same place. Townships and unincorporated areas have no municipal income tax.

Tax year 2026. Rates checked ; page updated .

Take-home pay per paycheck in Franklin County

$1,833.98

$47,684 a year. Total taxes take 20.5% of gross pay, including $1,500 of local tax.

Pay breakdown per paycheck and per year
LinePer paycheckPer year
Gross pay$2,307.69$60,000
Federal income tax−$193.08−$5,020
Social Security−$143.08−$3,720
Medicare−$33.46−$870
State income tax−$46.40−$1,207
Columbus municipal income tax (resident)−$57.69−$1,500
Take-home pay$1,833.98$47,684

Joint economic development districts (JEDDs) and the 20-day occasional-entrant rule are not modeled.

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Municipal income tax in Franklin County

Municipal income tax rates in Franklin County
City or villageRateCredit for work-city taxCollected byTax on $60,000Status
Columbus2.5%100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 2.5% of wagesCity tax office$1,500Verified
Dublin2%100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 2% of wagesCity tax office$1,200Verified
Grove City2%100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 2% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$1,200Verified
Reynoldsburg2.5%100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 2.5% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$1,500Verified
Hilliard2.5%100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 2.5% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$1,500Verified
Westerville2%100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 2% of wagesCity tax office$1,200Verified
Upper Arlington2.5%100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 2.5% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$1,500Verified
Gahanna2.5%100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 2.5% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$1,500Verified
Pickerington (mostly in Fairfield County)1%Not publishedOwn office (not in RITA or CCA)$600Single official source
Whitehall2.5%Not publishedOwn office (not in RITA or CCA)$1,500Single official source
Worthington2.5%100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 2.5% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$1,500Verified
Bexley2.5%65% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 2.5% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$1,500Verified
New Albany2%100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 2% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$1,200Verified
Canal Winchester2%100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 2% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$1,200Verified
Grandview Heights2.5%100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 2.5% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$1,500Verified
Obetz2.5%100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 2.5% of wagesCCA (Central Collection Agency)$1,500Verified
Groveport2%100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 2% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$1,200Verified
Commercial Point (mostly in Pickaway County)0.75%No creditRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$450Verified
Lithopolis (mostly in Fairfield County)1%No creditRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$600Verified
Minerva Park2%No creditRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$1,200Verified
Urbancrest2%100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 2% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$1,200Verified
Marble Cliff2%100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 2% of wagesCCA (Central Collection Agency)$1,200Verified
Harrisburg1%No creditRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$600Verified
Lockbourne2.5%100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 1.5% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$1,500Verified
Brice2%100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 2% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$1,200Verified

23 of 25 rates are confirmed by a second source (RITA, CCA or the city's own tax office). The rest come only from the Ohio Department of Taxation's table, and their credit rules are not published in our sources, so the calculator applies no credit for them.

School district income tax in Franklin County

School district income tax is paid by residents of the district only, on top of any city tax, and district lines do not follow city lines. Districts based in Franklin County (some also cover neighboring counties); check your address with the state's Finder.

School district income tax, districts based in Franklin County
School districtRateTaxed onTax on $60,000 wagesStatus
Bexley CSD (SD 2501)0.75%Traditional (Ohio income after exemptions)$433.88Single official source
Canal Winchester LSD (SD 2502)0.75%Traditional (Ohio income after exemptions)$433.88Single official source
Reynoldsburg CSD (SD 2509)0.5%Traditional (Ohio income after exemptions)$289.25Single official source
Westerville CSD (SD 2514)0.75%Earned income (wages)$450Single official source

Single filer with $60,000 in wages: the traditional base is Ohio income after personal exemptions, the earned-income base is wages. All school district rates come from a single publisher, the Ohio Department of Taxation (there is no independent list).

Nearest taxing places outside Franklin County

If you commute out of the county, the work city's rate applies to your wages there; distance from the county's center.

Nearest taxing places outside the county
PlaceCountyDistanceRateTax on $60,000
PowellDelaware County14 mi2%$1,200
Shawnee HillsDelaware County15 mi2%$1,200
PataskalaLicking County16 mi1%$600
West JeffersonMadison County16 mi1%$600
Plain CityMadison County17 mi1.5%$900
AshvillePickaway County17 mi1%$600
South BloomfieldPickaway County17 mi1%$600
GalenaDelaware County19 mi1%$600

Neighboring counties

Neighboring counties
CountyTaxing placesRatesLargest
Delaware County101% to 2.5%Columbus (2.5%)
Fairfield County160.75% to 2.5%Columbus (2.5%)
Licking County131% to 2.5%Newark (1.75%)
Madison County51% to 1.5%London (1.5%)
Pickaway County80.5% to 2.5%Circleville (2.5%)
Union County51% to 2%Dublin (2%)

Sources and verification

  1. Ohio Department of Taxation, The Finder: municipal and school district rate tables
  2. Second source: Regional Income Tax Agency (RITA) — Tax Rates Table 2026
  3. Second source: City of Cleveland Central Collection Agency (CCA) — Tax Rates 2026
  4. U.S. Census Bureau: Vintage 2024 population estimates (which county each place is in)

Rates as of rates in effect during calendar 2026 (ODT effective-date ranges); checked . "Verified" means a second, independent publisher shows the same rate; "single official source" means only the official register lists it so far, so confirm with the tax collector before relying on it. See how local rates are checked.