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Vermilion, Lorain County
Paper Trail has 4,624 parcels in Vermilion 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, 2,549 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 Vermilion
Owners in Vermilion 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
90 home sales in Vermilion from October 2025 to September 2026, at a median price of $260,000.
| Month | Sales |
|---|---|
| October 2025 | 8 |
| November 2025 | 3 |
| December 2025 | 8 |
| January 2026 | 8 |
| February 2026 | 5 |
| March 2026 | 2 |
| April 2026 | 5 |
| May 2026 | 7 |
| June 2026 | 12 |
| July 2026 | 6 |
| August 2026 | 6 |
| September 2026 | 20 |
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 Vermilion (2,017 of 2,553) are in taxing district 160, Brownhelm Twp-Vrmln Cy/V LSD. Its effective rate on homes is 55.78 mills, and the state estimates the yearly tax on a $100,000 owner-occupied home there at $1,736.
| District | Name | Homes | Voted mills | Effective mills on homes | On a $100,000 home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160 | Brownhelm Twp-Vrmln Cy/V LSD | 2,017 | 103.24 | 55.78 | $1,736 |
| 150 | Brownhelm Tp-Vrmln Cy/Frld LSD | 535 | 83.92 | 53.86 | $1,674 |
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 city line
- Sailorway Middle SchoolOhio report card: 3.5 stars
- Vermilion Elementary SchoolOhio report card: 4 stars
- Vermilion High SchoolOhio report card: 3 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.
Library
- Ritter Public LibraryOpen about 64 hours a week
The Ritter Public Library had 93,132 visits and lent 217,507 books, movies and e-books in 2024, with 9,315 card holders.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024 (released June 2026). Figures are for the whole library system.
Crime reported to the FBI
Reported to the FBI by the Vermilion Police Department, 2025: 1 violent crime and 23 property crimes, for about 10,752 people. That is 0.09 violent and 2.14 property crimes per 1,000 people.
| Year | Violent | Property | Months | Per 1,000 people |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 0.09 / 2.14 |
| 2024 | 6 | 60 | 12 | 0.56 / 5.6 |
| 2023 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 0.19 / 0.75 |
| 2022 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 0.09 / 2.05 |
| 2021 | 0 | 45 | 12 | 0 / 4.3 |
| 2020 | 2 | 71 | 12 | 0.19 / 6.84 |
Most common offenses in the Vermilion Police Department's 2025 incident reports: assault offenses 25, thefts 22, drug offenses 15.
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 Vermilion?
4,624 parcels sit inside the Vermilion boundary on the Lorain County Auditor's map, 2,553 of them homes, as of October 22, 2026.
What is the median home sale price in Vermilion?
$260,000, from 90 home sales the Lorain County Auditor marks as real sales, October 2025 to September 2026.
What is the property tax rate in Vermilion?
Most homes in Vermilion are in taxing district 160, Brownhelm Twp-Vrmln Cy/V LSD, with an effective rate on homes of 55.78 mills. The Ohio Department of Taxation estimates the yearly tax on a $100,000 owner-occupied home there at $1,736.
Which public schools are in Vermilion?
Sailorway Middle School, grades 4 to 7; Vermilion Elementary School, grades PK to 3; Vermilion High School, grades 8 to 12.
Is there a public library in Vermilion?
Yes: Ritter Public Library, 5680 Liberty Ave..
Who reports crime figures for Vermilion to the FBI?
The Vermilion Police Department. The page shows each year it reported from 2020 to 2025, with the months reported.