Clinton County CAUV: $2,582/Acre for Tax Year 2025, About 28.5% of Appraised Market Value

In Clinton County, Ohio, farmland enrolled in the state's Current Agricultural Use Value (CAUV) program is assessed for property tax at an average of $2,582 per acre for tax year 2025. For those same enrolled parcels, the county auditor's appraised market value averages $9,053 per acre — a gap of $6,471 per acre. Put another way, the CAUV figure works out to 28.5% of the appraised market value on the same land. Keep in mind that CAUV is an income-based tax assessment, not a market price, and it does not estimate what any specific parcel would sell for.

Clinton County — CAUV vs. Market Value

How Clinton Compares to Ohio

For buyers, CAUV matters because qualifying agricultural land is taxed on this lower agricultural-use value rather than full market value, which reduces 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.