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Village in Lorain County, Ohio
Sheffield, Lorain County
Paper Trail has 2,696 parcels in Sheffield from the Lorain County Auditor: owners, values, sales and taxes, as of October 22, 2026.
Property at a glance
Source: Lorain County Auditor owner mailing addresses, 1,418 homes with a mailing address, October 22, 2026. A bill mailed to the home is the closest public sign that the owner lives there; it is not proof.
Mailing lists for Sheffield
Owners in Sheffield to mail, counted from the county's records today. The price is the whole list; you see the exact count and price again before you pay, and the file downloads when you pay.
No phone numbers or email addresses. Not for screening anyone for housing, a job, credit or insurance.
Home sales by month
44 home sales in Sheffield from October 2025 to September 2026, at a median price of $398,222.
| Month | Sales |
|---|---|
| October 2025 | 7 |
| November 2025 | 4 |
| December 2025 | 5 |
| January 2026 | 6 |
| February 2026 | 2 |
| March 2026 | 1 |
| April 2026 | 3 |
| May 2026 | 1 |
| June 2026 | 4 |
| July 2026 | 3 |
| August 2026 | 3 |
| September 2026 | 5 |
Source: Lorain County Auditor, sales it marks as real sales (not family transfers or estates), counted once per deed, by the month of the sale. Data as of October 22, 2026.
Property tax rates
Most homes in Sheffield (1,406 of 1,421) are in taxing district 650, Sheffield Vil. Its effective rate on homes is 54.49 mills, and the state estimates the yearly tax on a $100,000 owner-occupied home there at $1,699.
| District | Name | Homes | Voted mills | Effective mills on homes | On a $100,000 home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 650 | Sheffield Vil | 1,406 | 84.87 | 54.49 | $1,699 |
A mill is $1 of tax for every $1,000 of assessed value, and Ohio assesses a home at 35% of its appraised value. The effective rate is the voted rate after the state's reduction factors. The $100,000 figure is the state's own estimate for an owner-occupied home, after the owner-occupied credits.
Source: Ohio Department of Taxation, 2025 aggregate property tax rates by taxing district (tax year 2025, paid in 2026), published March 25, 2026. District for each parcel: Lorain County Auditor, October 22, 2026.
Schools
Public schools inside the village line
- Sheffield AcademyOhio report card: 3.5 stars
- Brookside High SchoolOhio report card: 3.5 stars
- Brookside Intermediate SchoolOhio report card: 3.5 stars
- Brookside Middle SchoolOhio report card: 4 stars
Other schools in the Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City district
- Forestlawn Early Learning CenterOhio report card: 1 star
- Knollwood Elementary SchoolOhio report card: 4 stars
Schools and students: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, fall 2024 count. Ratings: Ohio Department of Education and Workforce, 2025-26 School Report Cards, the state's own overall star rating for each school. A school is listed here when its address sits inside the boundary.
Crime reported to the FBI
Reported to the FBI by the Sheffield Village, 2024: 0 violent crimes and 29 property crimes, for about 4,575 people. That is 0 violent and 6.34 property crimes per 1,000 people.
2025 is a partial year: the Sheffield Village reported 1 of 12 months, with 0 violent and 3 property crimes. No rate is given for a partial year.
| Year | Violent | Property | Months | Per 1,000 people |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (partial) | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 0 | 29 | 12 | 0 / 6.34 |
| 2023 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 0.45 / 3.39 |
| 2022 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 0.45 / 5.18 |
| 2021 (partial) | 4 | 7 | 10 | |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
Most common offenses in the Sheffield Village's 2025 incident reports: thefts 3, assault offenses 1, drug offenses 1.
Reporting varies from agency to agency and year to year, and these numbers are as reported to the FBI. A low count can mean an agency reported only part of the year; a year with no reports is left blank, never counted as zero. Violent crime means murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime means burglary, theft and vehicle theft. Paper Trail Ohio adds no score and does not compare places.
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A and NIBRS files for data years 2020 to 2025 (files dated August 14, 2026), Crime Data Explorer.
Official offices
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What you can do here
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Questions
How many parcels are in Sheffield?
2,696 parcels sit inside the Sheffield boundary on the Lorain County Auditor's map, 1,421 of them homes, as of October 22, 2026.
What is the median home sale price in Sheffield?
$398,222, from 44 home sales the Lorain County Auditor marks as real sales, October 2025 to September 2026.
What is the property tax rate in Sheffield?
Most homes in Sheffield are in taxing district 650, Sheffield Vil, with an effective rate on homes of 54.49 mills. The Ohio Department of Taxation estimates the yearly tax on a $100,000 owner-occupied home there at $1,699.
Which public schools are in Sheffield?
Sheffield Academy, grades K to 7; Brookside High School, grades 9 to 12; Brookside Intermediate School, grades 3 to 6; Brookside Middle School, grades 7 to 8.
Who reports crime figures for Sheffield to the FBI?
The Sheffield Village. The page shows each year it reported from 2020 to 2025, with the months reported.