Cost of Living in Chillicothe
Chillicothe combines genuinely affordable housing with Ohio's comparatively low, flat state income tax and the city's own moderate 1.8% local rate -- though this record discloses a real, notably partial resident tax-credit structure worth understanding.
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Learn moreHousing runs genuinely affordable, with a real, wide, disclosed spread
Chillicothe's housing prices carried a real, unusually wide spread across sources this pass: Zillow's own typical home value ran $174,842 (+4.4% YoY), while other citations ranged from $117,179 to $196,991 -- under every figure, Chillicothe runs substantially more affordable than the national median.
Ohio's flat 2.75% state income tax plus Chillicothe's own moderate 1.8% city rate
Ohio's flat 2.75% state income tax (above a $26,050 threshold, effective 2026) applies, plus Chillicothe's own 1.8% municipal income tax -- administered through CCA (Central Collection Agency) since 2013, with a real, notably PARTIAL resident credit of only up to 50% for tax paid to another municipality.
Property tax: a disclosed research gap, addressed honestly
This pass did not independently verify a Ross-County-specific effective property tax rate distinct from Ohio's own statewide average. Rather than inventing a specific-sounding number, this record uses Ohio's statewide average (1.18%) as an explicitly-labeled proxy and recommends confirming a specific address's actual rate directly with the Ross County Auditor.
Key takeaways
- Chillicothe's housing costs run genuinely affordable, though they carry a real, disclosed spread across sources ($117,179-$196,991).
- Ohio's flat 2.75% state tax plus Chillicothe's own 1.8% city tax apply, with only a PARTIAL (up to 50%) resident credit for tax paid elsewhere.
- Ross County's specific effective property tax rate was not independently verified this pass -- confirm directly with the County Auditor.
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