Cost of Living in Columbus
Columbus's cost of living runs genuinely low on housing, though Bartholomew County's real local income tax layer adds to Indiana's already-flat state rate.
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Learn moreHousing well below national figures
Redfin's median sale price ran approximately $276,000 -- genuinely below national figures that run well above $350,000 on comparable measures.
A real combined income tax rate
Bartholomew County's real 1.75% local income tax layers onto Indiana's flat 2.95% state rate, for an approximate combined 4.70% -- higher than Indiana's flat rate alone suggests.
Property tax runs modestly above the national median
Columbus's effective property tax rate ran 1.12% per Ownwell -- modestly above the 1.02% national median, though still subject to Indiana's statewide Circuit Breaker homestead cap.
Key takeaways
- Columbus's housing costs run genuinely below national figures.
- The combined state-plus-county income tax rate runs approximately 4.70%, not Indiana's flat 2.95% alone.
- Columbus's effective property tax rate (1.12%) runs modestly above the national median.
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