Every layer that applies to a Muskingum County sale, added up.
Verified September 21, 2026 · city ordinance and state source checked
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Who pays in Muskingum County
Seller.
What catches people out
Muskingum raised its permissive fee from $2 to $3 per $1,000, so the total went from $3 to $4. Ohio counties set their own permissive fee between zero and $3 per $1,000, so the total ranges from $1 to $4 across the state. Muskingum County is at $4.00 per $1,000, which is 0.40 percent. All of the money stays with the county.
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Sources
Ohio Department of Taxation, Real Property Conveyance Fees “Ohio Revised Code Section 319.54(G)(3) establishes a mandatory conveyance fee on the transfer of real property ... Ohio Revised Code Section 322.02 allows the board of county commissioners of each county to levy a permissive real property transfer fee: up to three dollars per one thousand dollars of value”