60.76 acres of farmland near West Union, Adams County
1553 Tater Ridge Rd, West Union, OH · Parcel 0780000051000
- Acres60.76
- Land typeFarm and timber
- ZoningZoning set by Oliver Township or Adams County; no zoning map on fileUnincorporated · Census city limits, Jan 2025
- Flood zoneX
- Wetlands2% of the parcel
- Appraised value (county)$40.7kAt the county’s last revaluation, not a sale price
- Last deedDec 2, 2024
- Road accessHas road accessRoads: US Census TIGER/Line 2026 roads, as of 2026-10-06
- Road frontage1,342 ft on Twp Hwy T88b
Land facts
From public records and official maps, each with its source and date.
- Septic (soils)Very limitedUSDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), septic absorption fields · Oct 2026
- Ground elevationAbout 812–956 ft above sea levelUSGS 3DEP 1/3 arc-second DEM, NAVD88; about ±1–2 ft · Feb 2026
Services and surroundings
Public federal and state records, each with its source and date. Area facts, not a survey of this parcel.
- USDA home loan areaInside an eligible areaUSDA Rural Development eligibility map, last edited Jul 2023, read Oct 2026. Household income limits also apply
- Public land nearbyTranquility Wildlife Area, 5 miState Department of Natural Resources, open with restrictions (permit or registration), 4,553 acres (USGS PAD-US 4.1). Nearby is not access, and never a hunting right
School district and farmland
Public federal records, each with its source and date.
- School districtAdams County/Ohio Valley Local School DistrictGrades pre-K–12 · NCES EDGE school district boundaries, school year 2024–25 (Census TIGER 2025 lines), released Mar 2026. A district, not an assigned school
- Farmland classNot prime farmlandMap unit Brushcreek-Lawshe complex, 12 to 25 percent slopes, eroded, about 42% of the parcel · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), survey area OH001, version Aug 2026
- Crop productivity (NCCPI)0.43 of 1National Commodity Crop Productivity Index 3.0 of the main soil, Brushcreek; higher is more productive for non-irrigated commodity crops · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Aug 2026
- Land capability classClass 6e of 8: generally unsuited to tilled crops (erosion)Non-irrigated, Brushcreek; class 1 has the fewest limits · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Aug 2026
- Cropland rent$136 an acre a yearCounty average, non-irrigated, 2026 · USDA NASS county cash rents survey, released August 21, 2026
- Pasture rent$38 an acre a yearCounty average, 2026 · USDA NASS county cash rents survey, released August 21, 2026
District details at NCES: Adams County/Ohio Valley Local School District
Crops and forest
Public federal records, each with its source and year. Satellite classifications, not farm records.
- Land cover (CDL)Mixed forest 2025; evergreen forest 2021–2024No crop in these years; the most common class in the 90 m around the parcel's map point, from satellite imagery · USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer 2021–2025
- Forest type (LANDFIRE)North-Central Interior Beech-Maple ForestBeech-Maple-Basswood Forest, hardwood; the most common vegetation type in the 90 m around the map point · LANDFIRE 2024 Existing Vegetation Type (USGS / USFS)
- Hydric soils0% of the parcelShare of the outline on soils rated hydric: the soil test of a wetland determination and of an NRCS wetland reserve easement (ACEP-WRE) · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO)
- CRP rental rate (county)$144 an acre a yearThe county's 2026 average dryland soil rental rate (was $128): the base of a new Conservation Reserve contract's yearly rent; each field's rate follows its soils · USDA FSA, CRP 2026 county average soil rental rates
Utility service areas
Public service-area maps, each with its source and date. An area, not a connection at this parcel.
- Electric service areaInside the service area of Adams Rural ElectricRural electric co-op · PUCO electric service areas map, read Oct 2026
Free account: this parcel’s sale history
Home facts
FEMA USA Structures (building outlines) · as of Mar 2017
- Bedrooms, bathrooms, living area, year built
- Year built and living area are not in an open Adams County file we may use (the records have been asked for by records request)
- Buildings
- 1 building outlinemapped outlines, not the tax roll
Ohio 2026 taxes are billed in 2027: the first half is due by the date on the county treasurer's bill (by law December 31, extended in most counties into January or February); the second half by June 20, 2027.
Sources: Ohio Revised Code 323.12, 323.121, 323.17 and 5715.19. Checked Oct 13, 2026.
Value history
Current roll (Oct 2026): $225,800 ($225,800 land)
Roll values set for property tax · Ohio county auditor files · as of Oct 2026
What land sells for nearby
Land in Adams County sold for:
- 10 acres or more: $4,400–$7,400 an acre (32 sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026); median $6,100
- Lots under 1 acre: $4.4k–$10.4k a lot (14 sales, Oct 2024–Sep 2026); median $6,000
- 1 to 10 acres: $6.7k–$16.5k an acre (44 sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026); median $9,700
The middle half (25th to 75th percentile) and the median of arm's-length single-parcel land sales. Source: the county's own recorded sales, arm's-length by the county's own flag. Recorded sales, not an estimate of any parcel.
Appraised value
- How Ohio values propertyOhio county auditors appraise property at 100% of its true (market) value at each six-year reappraisal and three-year update (R.C. 5713.01, 5715.33); taxes are levied on 35% of that value. It is the county's figure as of its last revaluation, not a sale price.Ohio Revised Code 5713, 5715
- Last revaluationTriennial update, tax year 2025 (next reappraisal 2028): Adams CountyOhio Department of Taxation reappraisal schedule 2023-2028 · 2026-01
Tax area
- Tax districtJ15Adams County Auditor
Buildings and use
- Buildings mapped1 building outline on this parcel (aerial imagery 2017-03)FEMA USA Structures (building outlines) · Sep 13, 2025
- UseCounty land-use code 101County auditor (Ohio DTE land-use code)
Owner of record: on the county auditor's tax list. Request removal
Data: Adams County Auditor
Hazards
FEMA National Risk Index v1.20, planning-level · For this census tract, not this parcel · as of Dec 2025
- Strong wind
- Relatively High
- Riverine flooding
- Relatively High
- Lightning
- Relatively High
- Tornado
- Relatively Moderate
- Heat wave
- Relatively Moderate
- Winter weather
- Relatively Moderate
- Hail
- Relatively Low
- Cold wave
- Relatively Low
- Drought
- Relatively Low
- Earthquake
- Relatively Low
- Landslide
- Very Low
Ratings are from public federal and state maps (named on each row), not a private climate model. FEMA rates each census tract from expected annual losses, community resilience and social vulnerability, for planning; it is not an assessment of this parcel.
Recorded flood claims
OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3 · Insured buildings near this parcel, not the parcel itself · as of Sep 2026
- Claims since 1978
- 13In this census tract
- Outside the mapped flood zone
- Fewer than 10Rated zone X, B or C
Neighborhood (Census)
Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year · as of Jan 2026
- Median household income
- $90,556± $29,272 · this block group
- Median home value (owner-reported)
- $216,400± $39,457 · this block group
- Median rent (gross)
- $787± $30 · this block group
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 87%± 13 pts · this block group
- Median year homes were built
- 1978± 20 yr · this block group
- Average commute (one way)
- 48 min± 19 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
- Population
- 2,399± 713 · this block group
Figures for the census block group around this parcel (a few hundred homes), not this property. ± is the Census 90% margin of error; a figure comes from the larger census tract when the block group's sample is too small. This product uses Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Nearby parcels
Farm land of 1 acre or more in Adams County, nearest first.
- 915 Bailey Rd171 acres · Farm and timber · 0.4 mi
- 817 Tater Ridge Rd61.9 acres · Farm and timber · 0.5 mi
- 1040 Tater Ridge Rd265 acres · Farm and timber · 0.6 mi
- 1901 Tater Ridge Rd110 acres · Farm and timber · 0.8 mi
- 3038 Wheat Ridge Rd66.9 acres · Farm and timber · 0.8 mi
- 355 Handshaw Rd89.8 acres · Farm and timber · 0.9 mi
- 848 Tater Ridge Rd117 acres · Farm and timber · 0.9 mi
- 422 Tater Ridge Rd82.6 acres · Farm and timber · 0.9 mi
About these numbersSources and dates
Appraised value
Appraised value at the county’s last revaluation, not a sale price.
The county auditor's appraised value (100% of true value; triennial update, tax year 2025 (next reappraisal 2028)), not a sale price.
Parcel outline
The outline and its edge lengths are measured on the parcel map the map draws; the aerial loads from the public imagery named under it.
Source
OGRIP statewide parcels and the county auditors' own parcel files (one per county).
Record
Public records can be wrong; check before you act.
Parcel: 0780000051000
Coordinates: 38.8976° N, 83.4915° W