Cost of Living in Marion
Marion's cost of living runs genuinely very low on housing and property tax, set against a real, disclosed economic-distress profile this record states honestly.
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Learn moreGenuinely very low housing costs
Marion's typical home value ($112,443) runs well below the national median, paired with a low 0.89% median effective property tax rate (Ownwell) and a median annual tax bill of just $858.
A real, disclosed poverty rate
Marion's poverty rate runs a real 27.9%-29.6% depending on source -- nearly double the 15.1% national average -- alongside a real, disclosed approximately 9.6% unemployment rate.
A real, disclosed combined income tax rate
Grant County's flat 2.25% local income tax combines with Indiana's flat 2.95% state rate for a disclosed 5.20% combined rate.
Indiana's uniform statewide sales tax
Indiana's simple, uniform 7% statewide sales tax applies in Marion with no county or municipal add-on, and most grocery food is exempt.
Key takeaways
- Typical home value ($112,443) and median annual property tax bill ($858) both run genuinely very low.
- Marion's poverty rate (27.9%-29.6%) runs nearly double the national average -- disclosed honestly.
- Combined state-plus-county income tax rate runs a disclosed 5.20% (2.95% state + 2.25% Grant County).
- Indiana's uniform 7% statewide sales tax applies with no local add-on.
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