Cost of Living & Housing in Huntington
Huntington's cost of living centers on genuinely low housing costs and a below-national-median property tax rate, layered with Indiana's flat state-plus-county income tax structure.
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Learn moreGenuinely low, disclosed home-value figures
Huntington's sourced home-value figures carry a real, disclosed spread: a 2024 ACS-based estimate placed the median house/condo value at $133,356, while a separate source placed it lower, at approximately $122,800. Both figures sit well below the national median, consistent with a small, non-metro-adjacent housing market (base record).
A below-national-median property tax rate, with the Circuit Breaker cap
Huntington County's median effective property tax rate ran a real, disclosed 0.90%, below the national median of 1.02%, and is subject to Indiana's statutory Circuit Breaker cap limiting homestead property tax to 1% of assessed value (base record).
A real, precisely documented combined income tax rate
Indiana's flat 2.95% state income tax is layered with Huntington County's own flat 1.75% local income tax for residents (0.50% for nonresidents working in the county but living elsewhere), for a combined resident rate of 4.70% -- documented precisely here rather than flattened to a generic low-tax claim (base record).
Key takeaways
- Huntington's sourced home values span a real, disclosed $122,800-$133,356 range -- confirm current comparable-sale pricing directly with a local agent.
- Huntington County's 0.90% median effective property tax rate runs below the 1.02% national median.
- Indiana's 2.95% flat state income tax plus Huntington County's 1.75% resident local rate combine to a real 4.70% total.
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