Cost of Living & Housing in Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville's cost of living centers on genuinely affordable, if disclosed-spread, housing, set against Montgomery County's comparatively higher combined income tax layer.
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Learn moreA real, disclosed housing-price spread
Crawfordsville's housing figures carry a real, disclosed spread: Zillow's average home value ran $230,345 (up 3.2% year-over-year), while Data USA's 2024 median property value figure ran meaningfully lower, at $134,000 -- a real difference reflecting average-versus-median methodology and the mix of Wabash College-area and broader-city housing stock (base record).
A genuinely low property tax rate, disclosed across sources
Montgomery County's effective property tax rate carries a real, disclosed cross-source spread of 0.65%-0.79%, either figure sitting below the national average -- this record anchors on 0.65%, per the median-homeowner figure of $1,116/year on a $171,800 home (base record).
The highest combined income tax rate in this batch's three Indiana Tier C markets
Indiana's flat 2.95% state income tax is layered with Montgomery County's own flat 2.10% local income tax for residents (0.60% for nonresidents working in the county but living elsewhere), for a combined resident rate of 5.05% -- the highest county-tax layer of Huntington, Angola, and Crawfordsville in this batch, documented precisely here rather than left vague (base record).
Key takeaways
- Crawfordsville's sourced home values span a real, disclosed $134,000-$230,345 range -- confirm current comparable-sale pricing directly with a local agent.
- Montgomery County's effective property tax rate runs a disclosed 0.65%-0.79% across sources, still below the national average.
- Indiana's 2.95% flat state income tax plus Montgomery County's 2.10% resident local rate combine to a real 5.05% total, the highest in this batch.
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