Calculate Your Estimated Taxes

The City of Avon Lake is proposing Issue 13 — an additional 0.4% municipal income tax — on the May 5, 2026, ballot. If passed, the income tax rate would be adjusted from 1.5% to 1.9% for a five-year period. The approximately $6.6 million in revenue generated by this 0.4% increase would go into a dedicated Roads and Capital Improvements Fund.  A minimum of 65% of the revenue would be specifically designated for road improvements and associated debt, and a maximum of 35% designated to stormwater management projects, capital equipment, and payments on capital-related debt.

For a household earning $100,000 in taxable wages, the proposed additional tax would equal approximately $400 per year or $33 per month. The proposed tax is focused on wage-earners contributing to the infrastructure we all use and will not increase the tax burden for residents on fixed retirement incomes. The tax does not apply to Social Security income, pensions, or annuities. IRA, 401k, and deferred compensation distributions are not taxable for retirees (i.e., non-wage earners).

Approximately 75% of City residents work and pay income taxes in other cities under our current 1.5% tax credit. Those dollars do not come back to Avon Lake. The 1.5% tax credit will remain in place, but the additional 0.4% tax would apply to earned income for ALL residents, regardless of where they work.

In addition, this does not take funding from our schools or library. 

If the additional 0.4% income tax is passed, the City will stop collecting its existing 1.5-mill operating property tax, resulting in an overall tax decrease for retired residents. Because the income tax issue would apply only to earned income, it will not increase the tax burden for residents on fixed retirement incomes. 

We have maintained our quality of life on 1992 tax rates for 33 years. The City has taken action to bridge the funding gap by reducing operating budgets, limiting overtime pay, initiating steps to reduce healthcare costs, and pursuing grants and other revenue sources. However, these efforts alone cannot keep pace with the rising costs of capital improvements. To fix our roads, manage stormwater, and maintain our services effectively, we need to align our revenue with today’s costs.

Calculate Your Estimated Costs with Our Income Tax Calculator

Use the calculator below to estimate the cost of the proposed additional 0.4% municipal income tax and elimination of the City's existing 1.5-mill operating property tax on your overall taxes.

How to find your appraised property value

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To find your Appraised property value:

1. Visit the Lorain County Auditor’s website (loraincountyauditor.gov/Search/Name)
2. Search and find your property.
3. Near the bottom, find the box “Values”, the column “Appraised” and the row “Taxable”.
4. Copy this value and paste into Appraised property value.