61.61 acres of farm and timber land near Martins Ferry, Belmont County
Negus Rd · Parcel 61-00855.001
2025 roll, county file October 2026
- Acres61.61
- Land typeFarm and timber
- ZoningWe have not collected a zoning map for Colerain Township or Belmont County yet
- Flood zoneX · minimal flood hazard
- Wetlands1% of the parcelNational Wetlands Inventory
- Appraised value (county)$527kAt the county’s last revaluation, not a sale price · 2025 roll
- Last saleNo priced sale · deed Jul 2000
- Road accessHas road accessRoads: US Census TIGER/Line 2026 roads, as of 2026-10-06
- Road frontage1,042 ft on Unnamed Residential RdRoad map name; the county roll's address reads Negus Rd
Can I build?
- Fronts a public road
- Zoning not on file
- 1% wetlands
- Soils very limited for septic
- 4 buildings mapped (footprints)
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 1,094–1,300 ft above sea level; average slope 18.8%USGS 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 nearbyOhio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge, 4 miU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, open with restrictions (permit or registration), 3,276 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 districtMartins Ferry City 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 Lowell-Westmoreland silt loams, 15 to 25 percent slopes, about 38% of the parcel · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), survey area OH013, version Aug 2026
- Crop productivity (NCCPI)0.54 of 1National Commodity Crop Productivity Index 3.0 of the main soil, Lowell; higher is more productive for non-irrigated commodity crops · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Aug 2026
- Land capability classClass 4e of 8: very severe limits for crops (erosion)Non-irrigated, Lowell; class 1 has the fewest limits · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Aug 2026
- Cropland rent$26.50 an acre a yearCounty average, non-irrigated, 2026 · USDA NASS county cash rents survey, released August 21, 2026
- Pasture rent$17.50 an acre a yearCounty average, 2026 · USDA NASS county cash rents survey, released August 21, 2026
District details at NCES: Martins Ferry City School District
Crops and forest
Public federal records, each with its source and year. Satellite classifications, not farm records.
- Land cover (CDL)Grass or pasture 2021–2025No 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
- Hydric soilsNone mappedShare 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)$24 an acre a yearThe county's 2026 average dryland soil rental rate (was $207): 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 AEP OhioPUCO electric service areas map, read Oct 2026
Free account: 25 parcel cards a day on the map, with watches and a saved search
Home facts
Building footprints (Microsoft, OpenStreetMap) via Overture Maps · as of Sep 2026
- Buildings
- 4 buildings mapped · about 8,620 sq ft of footprint (largest 3,530 sq ft)Measured from building footprints (Microsoft/OpenStreetMap, Sep 2026), not the county roll
- Bedrooms, bathrooms, living area, year built
- Year built and living area are not in an open Belmont County file we may use
- Property tax
- Not estimated: no published county or town tax rate is matched to this parcel's location
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): $526,900 ($139,210 land, $387,690 improvements)
Roll values set for property tax · Ohio county auditor files · as of Oct 2026
What land sells for nearby
Land in Belmont County sold for:
- 10 acres or more: $3,500–$5,100 an acre (15 sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026); median $3,900
- Lots under 1 acre: $4.0k–$17.2k a lot (19 sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026); median $10k
- 1 to 10 acres: $8.6k–$26.0k an acre (23 sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026); median $12.9k
The middle half (25th to 75th percentile) and the median of arm's-length single-parcel land sales. Each size uses its own months (the shortest of 12, 24 or 36 that holds enough sales), so the sizes' counts need not add up to another figure on this page. 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 revaluationReappraisal, tax year 2024: Belmont CountyOhio Department of Taxation reappraisal schedule 2023-2028 · 2026-01
Tax area
- Taxing district61-Col.Tp-Martins Fy Csd Hv Fd 3Belmont County Auditor
Buildings and use
- Buildings mapped3 building outlines on this parcel (aerial imagery 2023-01)FEMA USA Structures (building outlines) · Sep 13, 2025
- Use101-Cash-Grain Or General Farm (county land-use code 101)County auditor (Ohio DTE land-use code)
Owner of record: on the county auditor's tax list. Request removal
Data: Belmont County Auditor
Hazards
FEMA National Risk Index v1.20, planning-level · For this census tract, not this parcel · as of Dec 2025
- Riverine flooding
- Relatively High
- Lightning
- Relatively High
- Strong wind
- Relatively Moderate
- Tornado
- Relatively Low
- Hail
- Relatively Low
- Heat wave
- Relatively Low
- Winter weather
- Relatively Low
- Landslide
- Relatively Low
- Cold wave
- Very Low
- Earthquake
- Very Low
- Drought
- No RatingFEMA computed no expected annual loss for this census tract; not a statement about this parcel
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
- 23In this census tract
- Outside the mapped flood zone
- Fewer than 10Rated zone X, B or C
- Largest event
- Tropical Storm Ivan2004, 11 claims
Neighborhood (Census)
Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year · as of Jan 2026
- Median household income
- $79,856± $6,937 · this block group
- Median home value (owner-reported)
- $187,200± $36,193 · this block group
- Median rent (gross)
- $900± $282 · census tract (block group sample too small)
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 93%± 5 pts · this block group
- Median year homes were built
- 1970± 12 yr · this block group
- Average commute (one way)
- 30 min± 6 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
- Population
- 2,253± 349 · 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 Belmont County, nearest first.
- 72080 Negus Rd121 acres · Farm and timber · 0.6 mi
- 72670 Mt Pleasant Pike71.5 acres · Farm and timber · 0.7 mi
- 72162 Mt Pleasant Pike56.9 acres · Farm and timber · 0.8 mi
- 72183 Colerain Mt Pleasan52.8 acres · Farm and timber · 0.8 mi
- 70828 Colerain Rd121 acres · Farm and timber · 1.0 mi
- 72311 Colerain-Mt Pleasan101 acres · Farm and timber · 1.0 mi
- 72141 Mt Pleasant Pike116 acres · Farm and timber · 1.1 mi
- 70520 Hilltop Lane136 acres · Farm and timber · 1.1 mi
Farm land of 1 acre or more in Belmont County: 2,138 parcel pages
About these numbersSources, county file October 2026
Appraised value
Appraised value at the county’s last revaluation, not a sale price. County file, October 2026.
The county auditor's appraised value (100% of true value; reappraisal, tax year 2024), 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), county file Oct 13, 2026.
Record
Public records can be wrong; check before you act.
Parcel: 61-00855.001
Coordinates: 40.1220° N, 80.7904° W