Thats an unfair hit on Reynoldsburg. Unfortunately for you, your house was purchased over by the shitty side that only got shittier. The house assessment seems fair to me based on location and what houses have typically cost over there. Hell I couldnt have bought a huber home for under $115k over ten years ago. Could you get $118k out of your house with the economy the way it is, it might take awhile, but everyone is in the same boat. As far as schools, your on the shitty side of town for that as well unfortunately. The schhols that my 2 youngest go to are great, huge parent involvement, great programs set up to help kids based on intelligence. Now my oldest goes to RHS but when we purchased, there was suppose to have been a new HS on this side of town by now. While Dublin has nice areas with big houses, there are those neighborhoods in Reynoldsburg although smaller. Unfortunately Reynoldsburg has kind of had to stick with the cards it was dealt. There is no major/historical downtown that gives smaller cities their character. Unfortunately Reynoldsburg was already established when these newers cities started learn from the mistakes each other made and compensated for them as they expanded. While I dont absolutely love reynoldsburg, I would certainly live here before even considering dublin. When I bought my house I bought one in an area that stood teh chance of turning to hell the least or at least last. I also looked for what other areas tax rate was when comparing the house I bought.