40 acres of farmland near Mount Vernon, Knox County
Fred-Amity Rd · Parcel 5800248000
- Acres40
- Land typeFarm and timber
- ZoningZoning set by Pike Township or Knox County; no zoning map on fileUnincorporated · Census city limits, Jan 2025
- Flood zoneX
- Appraised value (county)$117kAt the county’s last revaluation, not a sale price
- Last deedJun 12, 2024
- Road accessHas road accessRoads: US Census TIGER/Line 2026 roads, as of 2026-10-06
- Road frontage1,372 ft on Co Rd 14
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 1,154–1,214 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
- Electric utilityLicking Rural Electric Inc or Ohio Power CoHIFLD retail service territories, a frozen 2025 copy (no longer updated); territories overlap here; approximate, confirm with the utility
- Public land nearbyKnox Lake Wildlife Area, 5.4 miState Department of Natural Resources, open with restrictions (permit or registration), 762 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 classAll areas are prime farmlandMap unit Homewood silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, about 41% of the parcel · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), survey area OH083, version Sep 2026
- Crop productivity (NCCPI)0.64 of 1National Commodity Crop Productivity Index 3.0 of the main soil, Homewood; higher is more productive for non-irrigated commodity crops · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Sep 2026
- Land capability classClass 2e of 8: moderate limits for crops (erosion)Non-irrigated, Homewood; 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
Free account: this parcel’s sale history
Home facts
FEMA USA Structures (building outlines) · as of Feb 2024
- 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
- 3 building outlinesmapped 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): $300,910 ($238,180 land, $62,730 improvements)
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 district58Knox County Auditor
Buildings and use
- Buildings mapped3 building outlines on this parcel (aerial imagery 2024-02)FEMA USA Structures (building outlines) · Sep 13, 2025
- UseCounty land-use code 111County 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 High
- Strong wind
- Relatively High
- Hail
- Relatively High
- Riverine flooding
- Relatively High
- Winter weather
- Relatively High
- Lightning
- Relatively High
- Heat wave
- Relatively Moderate
- Cold wave
- Relatively Moderate
- Landslide
- Relatively 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
- $52,138± $18,302 · this block group
- Median home value (owner-reported)
- $268,600± $85,386 · this block group
- Median rent (gross)
- Census sample too small here
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%± 9 pts · this block group
- Median year homes were built
- 1976± 9 yr · this block group
- Average commute (one way)
- 30 min± 10 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
- Population
- 1,852± 434 · 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.
- 20090 Fred-Amity Rd127 acres · Farm and timber · 0.2 mi
- 20171 Fred-Amity Rd40 acres · Farm and timber · 0.3 mi
- 19617 Fred-Amity Rd85 acres · Farm and timber · 0.6 mi
- 20231 Daniels Rd62.8 acres · Farm and timber · 0.7 mi
- 18300 Butler Rd39 acres · Farm and timber · 0.8 mi
- 20502 Fred-Amity Rd52.8 acres · Farm and timber · 0.8 mi
- 17604 Keck Rd80 acres · Farm and timber · 0.8 mi
- 17384 Keck Rd80 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 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
Public records can be wrong; check before you act.
Parcel: 5800248000
Coordinates: 40.4869° N, 82.3856° W