44.79 acres of farmland near Mount Vernon, Knox County
Pleasant Valley Rd · Parcel 4000146000
- Acres44.79
- Land typeFarm and timber
- ZoningZoning set by Liberty Township or Knox County; no zoning map on fileUnincorporated · Census city limits, Jan 2025
- Flood zoneX
- Wetlands3% of the parcel
- Appraised value (county)$35.1kAt the county’s last revaluation, not a sale price
- Last deedAug 26, 2019
- Road accessHas road accessRoads: US Census TIGER/Line 2026 roads, as of 2026-10-06
- Road frontage59 ft on Pleasant Valley Rd
- Last market sale$200,000 · Mar 2008
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 1,148–1,271 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 nearbyHeart of Ohio Trail, 1.6 miCounty Land, open to the public, 40 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 districtMount Vernon 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 Amanda silt loam, 12 to 18 percent slopes, eroded, about 23% of the parcel · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), survey area OH083, version Sep 2026
- Crop productivity (NCCPI)0.65 of 1National Commodity Crop Productivity Index 3.0 of the main soil, Amanda; higher is more productive for non-irrigated commodity crops · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Sep 2026
- Land capability classClass 4e of 8: very severe limits for crops (erosion)Non-irrigated, Amanda; class 1 has the fewest limits · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Sep 2026
- Cropland rent$149 an acre a yearCounty average, non-irrigated, 2025 · USDA NASS county cash rents survey, released August 21, 2026
- Pasture rent$46 an acre a yearCounty average, 2026 · USDA NASS county cash rents survey, released August 21, 2026
District details at NCES: Mount Vernon City School District
Crops and forest
Public federal records, each with its source and year. Satellite classifications, not farm records.
- Land cover (CDL)Deciduous forest 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
- 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 soils3% 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)$149 an acre a yearThe county's 2026 average dryland soil rental rate (was $139): 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
- Sewer planning areaKnox CountyDesignated wastewater management agency · Ohio EPA areawide (208) wastewater plan, edited Oct 2025. A planning designation, not sewer service
Free account: this parcel’s sale history
Home facts
- Bedrooms, bathrooms, living area, year built
- Year built and living area are not in an open Knox County file we may use (the records have been asked for by records request)
- Buildings
- Year built and living area are not in an open Knox County file we may use (the records have been asked for by records request)
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): $206,840 ($206,840 land)
Roll values set for property tax · Ohio county auditor files · as of Oct 2026
What land sells for nearby
Land in Knox County sold for:
- 10 acres or more: $9.5k–$15.2k an acre (25 sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026); median $11.8k
- Lots under 1 acre: $9k–$14k a lot (63 sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026); median $10.5k
- 1 to 10 acres: $15.8k–$40.9k an acre (22 sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026); median $25.1k
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 2023 (next reappraisal 2026): Knox CountyOhio Department of Taxation reappraisal schedule 2023-2028 · 2026-01
Tax area
- Tax district40Knox County Auditor
Buildings and use
- UseCounty land-use code 122County auditor (Ohio DTE land-use code)
Owner of record: on the county auditor's tax list. Request removal
Data: Knox County Auditor
Hazards
FEMA National Risk Index v1.20, planning-level · For this census tract, not this parcel · as of Dec 2025
- Tornado
- Relatively Moderate
- Strong wind
- Relatively Moderate
- Hail
- Relatively Moderate
- Riverine flooding
- Relatively Moderate
- Cold wave
- Relatively Moderate
- Winter weather
- Relatively Moderate
- Lightning
- Relatively Moderate
- Heat wave
- Relatively Low
- Landslide
- 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
- Fewer than 10In this census tract
Neighborhood (Census)
Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year · as of Jan 2026
- Median household income
- $77,679± $25,448 · this block group
- Median home value (owner-reported)
- $309,600± $62,954 · this block group
- Median rent (gross)
- $1,156± $384 · census tract (block group sample too small)
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 86%± 17 pts · this block group
- Median year homes were built
- 1981± 23 yr · this block group
- Average commute (one way)
- 26 min± 9 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
- Population
- 937± 266 · 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 Knox County, nearest first.
- 10855 Pleasant Valley Rd51.8 acres · Farm and timber · 0.2 mi
- 11425 Pleasant Valley Rd75.3 acres · Farm and timber · 0.3 mi
- 11030 New Delaware Rd45.6 acres · Farm and timber · 0.4 mi
- 10822 Pleasant Valley Rd46.8 acres · Farm and timber · 0.4 mi
- 11384 Pleasant Valley Rd64.3 acres · Farm and timber · 0.5 mi
- 11520 Pleasant Valley Rd45.6 acres · Farm and timber · 0.7 mi
- 8520 Keys Rd64.1 acres · Farm and timber · 0.8 mi
- 10839 New Delaware Rd60 acres · Farm and timber · 0.8 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 2023 (next reappraisal 2026)), 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
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Parcel: 4000146000
Coordinates: 40.3736° N, 82.5475° W