Tax

   The tax rate for Columbus Grove Corporation is 48.38. This 
millage is levied against the assessed value of real property. 
The assessment rate is 35% of market appraisal. Ohio law 
mandates reappraisals every six years with updates every three 
years.

   There is a 1.25% earned income tax in the Village of Columbus 
Grove, and a 3/4 of one percent income tax in the Columbus Grove 
School District. The 2004 tax duplicate shows the valuation of 
Columbus Grove Village at $25,402,210; 
Columbus Grove School District at $64,714,480 (Putnam County) 
and $9,681,410 (Allen County).

The sales tax is 7.25%.

Water

   Columbus Grove residents pay $2.20 per thousand gallons for 
water. A new 250,000 gallon water tower was completed in 1996. 
This is used along with the old 70,000 gallon tank. The Village 
water system can handle 1.4 million gallons per day, with the 
average use being approximately 250,000 gallons per day.

Sewage

   Columbus Grove residents pay $3.79 per thousand gallons for 
sewage. The sewer system can handle 3,000,000 gallon per day 
and the average flow is approximately 300,000 gallons per day.