Belmont County, Ohio — for tax year 2025, farmland enrolled in Ohio's Current Agricultural Use Value (CAUV) program carries an average tax-assessed value of $728 per acre. For those same enrolled parcels, the county auditor's appraised market value averages $2,132 per acre — a gap of $1,404 per acre. Put another way, the CAUV value works out to 34.1% of appraised market value on the same land. CAUV is an income-based tax assessment, not a market price, and it does not estimate what any specific parcel would sell for.
Belmont County — CAUV vs. Market Value
Belmont County CAUV tax metrics (tax year 2025)
- $728 / acreCAUV Value (2025)
- $2,132 / acreAuditor Market Value
- $1,404 / acreAssessed-Value Gap
- 34.1%CAUV as % of Market
- 134,521Enrolled Acres
- 3,480Enrolled Parcels
How Belmont Compares to Ohio
Belmont County CAUV versus the statewide average (tax year 2025)
| Measure | Belmont County | Ohio Statewide |
|---|---|---|
| CAUV $/acre | $728 / acre | $2,032 / acre |
| Auditor market $/acre | $2,132 / acre | $6,723 / acre |
| CAUV as % of market | 34.1% | 30.2% |
For buyers, CAUV matters because qualifying agricultural land is taxed on this lower agricultural-use value rather than full market value, which lowers the annual carrying cost of holding farmland. The trade-off is recoupment: converting CAUV-enrolled land to a non-agricultural use can recover the tax savings from prior years. These are Ohio property-tax rules, not investment advice, and CAUV eligibility depends on how the land is actually used.
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- odt_cauvOhio Department of Taxation — CAUV values aggregated by county (Value by County workbook).Download source ↗